Hearing impairment was the third most frequently mentioned disability (10.4%) for those aged below 21 years (Republic of Kenya, 2014b). According to the 2009 census, 28% of individuals with disability were deaf and by 2016 this number had doubled (Chacha, 2016).

References:

Chacha, G. (2016). Reaching out to heal Kenya’s deaf, 9 November. Standard Media. Nairobi, Kenya. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/wednesday-life/article/2000222734/reaching-out-to-heal-kenyas-deaf

Republic of Kenya. (2014b). Kenya National Special Needs Education Survey Report. Nairobi, Kenya. https://www.vsointernational.org/sites/default/files/SNE%20Report_Full%20-2.pdf