04.05.01. Is there dementia-specific legislation either at the national or sub-national level? | Kenya

04.05.01. Is there dementia-specific legislation either at the national or sub-national level? | Kenya

31 Mar 2022

No. However, Kenya ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (‘CRPD’ of ‘the Convention’) in 2008. Subsequently the law was absorbed (Article 2(6)) in the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (Government of Kenya, 2010). However, people with disabilities including people with dementia, are still not able to enjoy the same benefits as non-disabled people (The Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa, 2013).

References:

Government of Kenya. (2010). The Kenya Constitution, 2010. Kenya Law Reports. http://www.kenyalaw.org/lex/actview.xql?actid=Const2010

The Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa. (2013). How to implement article 12 of convention on the rights of persons with disabilities regarding legal capacity in Kenya: A briefing paper. Nairobi, Kenya. https://www.knchr.org/Portals/0/GroupRightsReports/Briefing%20Paper%20on%20Legal%20Capacity-Disability%20Rights.pdf