Mzee Kiziwi is concerned about the academic standard of Deaf graduates from High Schools. Big problem there! Why Deaf Form Four finish but Newspaper cannot read? Cannot even write a letter to family members?
Why Deaf Form Four Finish then go Karen where Standard Eight students already study?
It is true illiteracy gives job to educated Deaf like Solomon Kayia who gets 100/= for every letter he write for Deaf! But we must do something for Daef our brothers and sisters! Even illiterate Wango get help from Susan wife Nairobi University graduate.
Mzee Kiziwi think the problem is not having a Secondary School for the Deaf - many there- Kuja, Rev. Muhoro etc. but poor usage of proper Kenyan Sign Language as medium of Education. Mzee Kiziwi hear before Deaf secondary schools (Kuja, rev. Muhoro) start Deaf students study fairly well, pass, go university etc. even without sign language interpreter etc.
Mzee Bubu very very sad now Deaf Kenyans only think USA, UK after form four! Yes Deaf Kenya can go to Kenyan Universities not lowly Deaf colleges like Gallaudet!
Lets lobby with the Ministry of Education to make Kiswahili optional with Kenyan Sign Language for the Deaf people alone. I mean Kiswahili will not be removed but the Deaf are given option of choosing it with or without Kenyan Sign Language.
What must be done? What do you think? Let Mzee Bubu! Have saitoti's email.
M.K.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
ABILIS FOUNDATION: Confirmed Deafie Tells about Peter Wango's Corruption!
Mzee Kiziwi is always pleased when a well researched and thought provoking,informative and respectable replies to issues appear on the blog.
Here is one such comment about Peter Wango Opany by one Confirmed Deafie.
Thanks Confirmed Deafie, whoever you are!
It is a pity that Wango and his wife Susan have no response other than to accuse Nickson Kakiriri as being the author of the information below!
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Dear Wango, congratulations on the posted proposal. If it goes through you will be in perfect postion to scoop 3/4 of the money into you fat pockets to finish your house in Rongai and also add on 4th wife maybe this time a Kikuyu?
Wango you are getting old and may have forgottne some of your old tried and true trick with your Mzungu donor friends so let us review.
the idea is to make a big budget and then to find ways to spend very little of the money to eat the balance. Work your magic to spend only 1/4 of the budget and you keep the balance!
How? Follow your 5 steps like you had with your other fake AIDS and Deaf Women workshop paid for by the unsuspecting Abilis of Finland.
1. Pretend to work with ghost KNAD coordinators and associations. You will do this project with regional coordinator from Mombasa? Who is he? He doesn't exist so you pocket that money. Central coordinator is your wife you also pocket that money. West coordinator you fat friend Osano you give him small small only. The ghost associations are ghosts so dont work with them really and pocket that money simple. Like stealing money from baby lucky you.
2. Workshop participants can be village deaf. They dont need allowance only very small money for transport and lunch can be 1 soda and half loaf of bread. They dont know and wont complain. If in Nairobi or town you must only use the most local and low class deaf and again you keep their money.
3. Workshop place can be a local church and say you are deaf and dont have money and they let you use it free. You don't pay and you keep the money. Why spend money on a hotel or conference centre? Both you and Kakiri like doing this.
4. Workshop presented can you be and your other wife Susan. Give you her only small small money like Osano and pocket the balance.
5. Pretend to involve other deaf but use it as excuse for any project failure. You learned one very very useful lesson from your Sweden Colonel Masters- DO NOT empower or build capacity of deaf and then blame them for any problems and even use it as reason to leave them behind and run away with the money. How? You can ask a ghost deaf association to prepare for workshop but you know they dont know how and when they fail you say you wont come and instead go home with the money.
Wango I hope you have liked being reminded about how to eat this money and you must invite me to enjoy dinner at your new house in Rongai once it is complete. But dont invite the UN.
Confirmed Deafie
Here is one such comment about Peter Wango Opany by one Confirmed Deafie.
Thanks Confirmed Deafie, whoever you are!
It is a pity that Wango and his wife Susan have no response other than to accuse Nickson Kakiriri as being the author of the information below!
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Dear Wango, congratulations on the posted proposal. If it goes through you will be in perfect postion to scoop 3/4 of the money into you fat pockets to finish your house in Rongai and also add on 4th wife maybe this time a Kikuyu?
Wango you are getting old and may have forgottne some of your old tried and true trick with your Mzungu donor friends so let us review.
the idea is to make a big budget and then to find ways to spend very little of the money to eat the balance. Work your magic to spend only 1/4 of the budget and you keep the balance!
How? Follow your 5 steps like you had with your other fake AIDS and Deaf Women workshop paid for by the unsuspecting Abilis of Finland.
1. Pretend to work with ghost KNAD coordinators and associations. You will do this project with regional coordinator from Mombasa? Who is he? He doesn't exist so you pocket that money. Central coordinator is your wife you also pocket that money. West coordinator you fat friend Osano you give him small small only. The ghost associations are ghosts so dont work with them really and pocket that money simple. Like stealing money from baby lucky you.
2. Workshop participants can be village deaf. They dont need allowance only very small money for transport and lunch can be 1 soda and half loaf of bread. They dont know and wont complain. If in Nairobi or town you must only use the most local and low class deaf and again you keep their money.
3. Workshop place can be a local church and say you are deaf and dont have money and they let you use it free. You don't pay and you keep the money. Why spend money on a hotel or conference centre? Both you and Kakiri like doing this.
4. Workshop presented can you be and your other wife Susan. Give you her only small small money like Osano and pocket the balance.
5. Pretend to involve other deaf but use it as excuse for any project failure. You learned one very very useful lesson from your Sweden Colonel Masters- DO NOT empower or build capacity of deaf and then blame them for any problems and even use it as reason to leave them behind and run away with the money. How? You can ask a ghost deaf association to prepare for workshop but you know they dont know how and when they fail you say you wont come and instead go home with the money.
Wango I hope you have liked being reminded about how to eat this money and you must invite me to enjoy dinner at your new house in Rongai once it is complete. But dont invite the UN.
Confirmed Deafie
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Wango's HIV/AIDS Proposal
Mzee Kiziwi received this email and attached proposal.
I will reproduce the whole proposal so that Deaf Dears can learn how he works.
M.K.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Greetings from Kenya National Association of the Deaf. I hope this email finds you well. Enclosed is a proposal on HIV/Aids for your signature and forwarding to the United Nations National Fund for Disability in New York. I will send to you an official letter for forwarding later.
I hope you will do your best. In case of any problem, do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you.
Peter W. Opany
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PROJECT PROPOSAL
FUND: UNITED NATION DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
PROJECT NUMBER:
PROJECT TITLE: HIV/AIDS AWARENESS /PEER TRAINING FOR THE DEAF IN KENYA
EXECUTING AGENT: KENYA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF –
KNAD
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: SHANKARDASS HOUSE 1ST FLOOR RM. 104
P.O BOX 33445 00600 NAIROBI
PHONE:
EMAIL: knadasskenya@yahoo.com
PROJECT LOCATION: KENYA
IMPLEMENTING
AGENCY: KENYA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF
ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS PROJECT
PROPOSED STARTING
DATE: 2006-2007
OTHER INPUTS: TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND BACKING THROUGH
THE WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF
USD 123,966
OTHER PARTIES COST
SHARING/COLLABORATION AND
MATERIAL SHARING FROM:
NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL COUNCIL - TEACHING MATERIALS
SWEDISH ORGANIZATION OF HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL AID FOUNDATION – SHIA USD 4500
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
The project is for HIV/AIDS awareness and peer training for deaf men and women in Kenya within the thirteen branch associations affiliated to Kenya national association of the deaf (KNAD) with a membership of 60,000 deaf men and women. KNAD also targets deaf youth in the eight institutions for the deaf that offer vocational and secondary education to eight hundred deaf youths. This project aims through workshops and training to sensitize and inform deaf youth, men and women in Kenya on HIV/AIDS and the consequences of the epidemic. It also aims at sensitizing and informing government and other NGOs working in the field of HIV/AIDS on the specific problems deaf people face in relation to HIV/AIDS with a view of combating the spread among this close knit Kenyan deaf community. After the workshops there shall be established peer trainers or training of trainers within the 13 affiliated branches of KNAD to disseminate information and training to the members in their associations as well as in the institutions. For the project to achieve these objectives, three steps will be taken namely:
1. Nationwide workshops
2. Training of peer trainers or TOT
3. Follow-up activities within the branches and institutions
1. NATIONWIDE HIV/AIDS WORKSHOPS
This workshop is a first step in bridging the information gap faced by deaf members. It will seek to empower 86 deaf members within institutions and branches with relevant HIV/AIDS information and sensitize them on their roles in the fight against the scourge within the deaf community. This workshop will act as a launching ground for HIV/AIDS advocacy work by the deaf in the branches and schools
2. TRAINING OF PEER TRAINERS
Following the workshop, there will be a three days in-depth training exclusively for 46 peer trainers from the 13 branches and schools for the deaf each sending two representatives. By training the 46 peer trainers, it is hoped that they will carry the awareness and sensitization efforts forward in their branches and schools.
3. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES
The last step in the project is to follow-up activities. Having left the workshop and training the participants will most probably go back to the branches and school to discuss the future and how they can improve the training within the field of HIV/AIDS awareness to the deaf in their regions. KNAD will make follow-ups every three months. An estimated 30,000 deaf men, women and youth will be targeted in the first year and pending further funding, another 30,000 persons will be reached in the second year effectively covering the entire membership.
SIGNED
ON BEHALF OF WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………
TITLE……………………………………………………………………………………..
DATE…………………………………………………………………………………….
ON BEHALF OF THE EXECUTING ORGANIZATION
NAME……………………………………………………………………………………..
TITLE……………………………………………………………………………………..
DATE……………………………………………………………………………………..
ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED NATIONS
NAME…………………………………………………………………………………….
TITLE……………………………………………………………………………………..
DATE…………………………………………………………………………………….
.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
The world health organization (WHO) as well as UNAIDS and other non-governmental organizations, as well as global fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria gives immediate priority to the global eradication of the killer disease AIDS and pursuant to this, the governments and non-governmental organizations have taken the crucial task of preventing the spread of AIDS epidemic through training and awareness seminars and conferences. The WHO statistics estimates that there are 36 million infected persons in the world and in Kenya, statistics show that 2.2million are already infected out of a population of 30million. It further shows that 1.5million have lost their lives since the HIV/AIDS virus was discovered in Kenya in 1984. However, no statistics are available on the number of deaf people infected. HIV/AIDS campaigners worldwide believe that if there is efficient awareness and training and information prior to becoming sexually active the youth could adopt an ABC method of safe sex for behaviour change.
This use of information, training and awareness is through access to radio, TV, seminars, workshops and dramas. However, this mode of transmission and accessibility benefit only the hearing leaving the deaf community unaware of the pencils of the killer diseases “AIDS”. This is because the available information in the electronic media and the mass media does not make provision for sign language interpretation to ensure full and effective participation of deaf persons. Worse still the deaf are not specifically targeted effectively for HIV/AIDS awareness seminars, conference and workshops. Recognizing these short comings Kenya National Association of the Deaf has identifies the urgent necessity of organizing HIV/AIDS awareness training to the 60,000 members as an important core constituency in the fight against ‘AIDS’.
2. OPERATIONS OF THE PROJECT
The project will be managed from the existing KNAD administration headquarters at Shankardaas House n Nairobi with assistance from the three existing regional coordinating offices of KNAD in West Kenya, Central Kenya and Coast region respectively. KNAD will engage 3 regional coordinators to coordinate and implement the activities of the branch-affiliated associations in their regions by way of supervising the progress of the on-going training in the branches. The project coordinator 3 regional coordinators, 4 HIV/AIDS specialists /consultants and 2 sign language translators and secretary will manage the operations of the project. The project will use fresh and creative approaches including video shows, focus group discussions questions/ answers session, lectures and demonstrations. Serious effort will be employed in the development of appropriate and sustainable training materials for the deaf to teach HIV/AIDS.
3. EXECUTING AGENTS BACKGROUND
Kenya National Association of the Deaf (KNAD) is a registered National Association of the Deaf whose mission is to promote the welfare pf the deaf citizens of Kenya in all speeches affecting their fundamental rights and strives towards their full participation and equalization of opportunities. The organization since its inceptions in 1987 has been engaged in numerous activities in relation to promoting an equal society for the deaf by raising awareness on the problems facing the deaf in the society, liaising with government and non-governmental organizations on policy formulations on matters pertaining to education, health, employment and social aspects facing the deaf, networking with local aspects and international organizations and Disabled People Organizations, capacity building and entrepreneurship training to members of the branch affiliated associations, job placement to skilled deaf clients and HIV/AIDS awareness training to deaf men and women in the branch affiliated associations. KNAD is also a member of the Disability Human Rights Kenya Chapter and Africa Decade for Persons with Disabilities and the Draft Constitution of Kenya Review Commission.
4. PROBLEM STATEMENT AND RATIONALE
According to the world Federation of the Deaf statistics, there are at least 85 million deaf people in the world. The World Health Organization estimates that 10% of the population in a country is disabled persons. Therefore out of the 10%, deaf people constitute 1% of the population of Kenya’s 32 million people. This comes to at least 1,280,000 deaf and hard of hearing people in Kenya. Furthermore under the current statistics, only 0.1% of the Kenyan deaf population gets access to quality education and medical care and services while the remaining 9.9% have no access to better health conditions, education, jobs and general awareness.
The population of the deaf as whole has been ignored when it comes to campaigns and awareness against HIV/AIDS. The mode of information on HIV/AIDS is mainly conducted through traditional media, music and drama, which mainly targets the hearing community due to the fact that many deaf people have no access to the media since they are not deaf friendly. This has resulted to the deaf being a one of the most vulnerable group and therefore highly at risk of being infected and transmitting the virus among this close knit community.
BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
The deaf are unable to make individual and collective decisions on good conduct or behaviour. They do not know the best behaviour to adopt or maintain to avoid the epidemic. No survey has been conducted to find out the spread of HIV/AIDS among the deaf in Kenya but whatever the proportion, they do not deserve to be neglected because they are part and parcel of the population targeted for HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in order to effect the behaviour change among the deaf in the community. There is an urgent need to vigorously disseminate the information already existing and those developed by HIV/AIDS campaigners in the fight against HIV/AIDS through the use of sign language interpretation in seminars, workshops, role plays, video shows and drama. This will narrow the information gap between the hearing and the deaf audience and greatly supplement the key roles of the HIV/AIDS campaigners.
5. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION
The fact that the deaf have not been part of the mainstream awareness campaigns mean that much of what has so far been gained in the fight against HIV/AIDS is rendered null and void as a section of the community is left out. The primary reason for the ignorance about HIV/AIDS among the deaf stems from the fact that the information has not been made accessible and where is has, it is not disseminated properly in a language easily understood by the deaf.
The proposal seeks to conduct HIV/AIDS awareness workshops for the deaf men and women in the KNAD’s 13 affiliated branch associations and institutions of learning where most of the deaf live and study. Workshops will be organized for deaf men and women in their clubs and students in their institutions with facilitators drawn from HIV/AIDS awareness campaign organizations and the ministry of health officials, video shows on HIV/AIDS ailments, dramas and puppet shows will be shown to highlight the symptoms caused by the HIV/AIDS related illnesses so that the deaf can recognize some of the symptoms of HIV/AIDS thus creating awareness and reducing its spread among the deaf.
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE
• Organize nationwide seminars on HIV/AIDS specifically targeting the deaf audience.
• Increase awareness on HIV/AIDS through sign language and the appropriate visual media
• Reduce the impact on HIV/AIDS infected persons and families through counseling and personal care
• Reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS in the deaf community and instill behaviour changes
• Unify and mobilize national and international efforts and resources in the fight against AIDS through mediums appropriate and accessible to deaf persons
• Develop IEC materials and translate existing videotapes on HIV/AIDS into sign language
• Lobby for establishment of a friendly deaf VCT service.
IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES
• Campaign for increased mainstream participation in ongoing programmes and NGOs providing AIDS awareness training and life enhancing opportunities for deaf persons
• Establish a refined mechanism and resource base for implementing AIDS awareness programmes to the deaf community
• Increase the awareness to NGOs, governments and other international bodies on the seriousness of HIV/AIDS epidemic among the deaf community in Kenya
• Reduce the proportion of deaf persons with high-risk behaviour and the means of prevention/protection against HIV/AIDS transmission by referring them to VCTs for counseling services
• Increase the number of trained HIV/AIDS peer counselors who are deaf
• Disseminate IEC materials videotapes on HIV/AIDS to schools for the deaf and deaf clubs in the country
PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND WORK PLAN
ACTIVITY RESPONSIBILITY SEQUENCE/AIM PERIOD
1. Conducting HIV/AIDS awareness workshop within the 13 branch affiliated associations in Kenya -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-Ministry of health
-Women fighting Aids in Kenya
-Organizing Committee
-Peer trainers To sensitize the deaf men and women on the perils of HIV/AIDS so as to use ABC method for behaviour change
6 months
2.Conducting HIV/AIDS awareness in the 8 institutions /secondary schools for the deaf in Kenya -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-Ministry of Health
- Women Fighting AIDS in Kenya
-Peer trainers Sensitize the deaf students in the institutions on the perils of HIV/AIDS so as to adopt the ABC method of behaviour change
3 months
3. Printing and providing IEC materials to deaf clubs, schools for the deaf and deaf churches -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-Organizing committee Provide the deaf members with deaf friendly educative materials and videos for easy access to acquisition of knowledge
6 months
4. Linking the deaf to VCT services for screening and counseling -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-Organizing Committee
-VCT counselors
-Peer trainers To discover, realize and understand ones status to cope better and come up with a solution
Throughout
5. Visiting NGOs, district coordinators, national and provincial HIV/AIDS coordinators to promote HIV/AIDS training to the deaf in Kenya -Sensitization and networking to promote provision of training to the vulnerable group in the region Sensitization and networking to promote provision of training to the vulnerable group in the region
Throughout
6. Facilitating dramas, puppet shows, video shows and role plays for promotion of behaviour change -HIV/AIDS coordinators
-Peer trainers
-Theatre group Effective understanding of the methods of HIV/AIDS by sensing as a way of knowing
Throughout
7. Workshops on behaviour change for deaf youths in schools and clubs of the deaf -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-Peer trainers
-Women fighting AIDS in Kenya
-VCT counselors To hange ones status from the past to a position that can help one cope for the better part of her/his life
Throughout
8. Conducting peer training for 46 deaf participants in Kenya to carry on the training -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-VCT counselors
-Ministry of health To train more deaf peer trainers to carry out peer training in deaf clubs, churches and institutions
3 months
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
The project beneficiaries are deaf people and their families allover Kenya. All the members of KNAD in the branch-affiliated associations will participate in the training workshops organized in their branches for three days. It is therefore expected that each branch will send 40 participants drawn from their regions. All together 520 participants will be trained in the branches and clubs while in the 8 schools for the deaf, an estimated 1600 deaf students, 200 from each school/institution will also benefit.
The selected branch associations are:
1) Nyanza Deaf Association -NDA
2) South Nyanza deaf Association- SNDA
3) Kisii Deaf Association- KDA
4) Kakamega Deaf Association -KAD
5) North Rift Valley Deaf Association - NRVDA
6) South Rift Valley Deaf Association- SRVDA
7) Central Kenya Deaf Association - CKDA
8) Mount Kenya Deaf Association - MKDA
9) Vihiga Deaf Association - VDA
10) South Eastern Deaf Association SEDA
11) Nairobi Deaf Association- NAD
12) Meru Deaf Association – MAD
13) North Eastern Deaf Association –NEDA
The secondary schools and vocational institutions are:
1) Nyangoma Technical Institute for the Deaf
2) Mumias Vocational Sec. School for the Deaf
3) Kuja Special Sec. School for the Deaf
4) Rev. Muhoro Sec. School for the Deaf
5) Karen Technical Institute for the Deaf
6) Sikri Agriculture Sec. School for the Deaf and Blind
7) Machakos Teachers Training College Deaf Unit
8) Kambui Vocational Institute for the Deaf
There will also be representatives from NGOs and governments and HIV/AIDS campaigners in the regions. These officials will act as key persons in influencing and encouraging other colleagues and governments to support HIV/AIDS advocacy strategies by deaf people themselves.
INSTITUTIONAL SETTING
As mentioned above the headquarters will be based in Nairobi with three coordinating offices in Kisumu, Nyeri and Mombasa where we have regional coordinators who coordinate the activities of the branch affiliated associations in their respective regions with overall supervision from the project coordinator based in the headquarters in Nairobi. The operations of the project will also have a steering committee composed of members from each of the branch-affiliated associations. This committee will be meeting quarterly. The project will also have a sub-committee composed of experts who will draw up the plan of action and forward to the project coordinator for implementation. At the end of the project the above committees with the coordinating officials will stay in office to facilitate the operations by soliciting funds to run the project or to lobby for its recognition and support by the government of Kenya as per the Disability act which states that government support the appreciation and activities of persons with disabilities Kenya.
VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT
A network with NGOs, governmental and HIV/AIDS campaigners will have been developed.
Approximately ¾ of the deaf persons in the branches and all the students in the institutions will have been reached through seminars, workshops, dramas, role plays and meetings.
46 peer trainers will undergo intensive HIV/AIDS training and train more deaf members.
¾ quarter of the deaf may have access to VCT counseling services and get support where available
Deaf persons will be represented in the HIV/AIDS forum from the grass roots to the National Level
IEC materials and video tapes of HIV/AIDS awareness will be available to deaf clubs and institution in Kenya
Behaviour change among the deaf youths will increase
Members of the branches will be able to form forum to discuss HIV/AIDS in churches and clubs to prevent its spread among the deaf.
Branches will form HIV/AIDS projects and solicit for funds to meet their projects with coordination from head office.
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
A knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) survey will be conducted at the onset of the project and to give a baseline and quantitative data to be used to prepare the implementation of the project and to give a baseline against which to measure the project progress. The project progress will be monitored through regular meetings with the deaf in churches, associations, institutions and clubs and routine field visits. Monthly progress reports will be compiled by the project coordinator and presented to the coordinating committee composed of selected officials and steering committee members. An efficient reporting system will be developed with the donors at all levels. This will be vital for efficiency monitoring progress and informed decision-making.
An internal project evaluation will be carried out and this will include collaborative meetings with the committee and donors to discuss and share project experiences, strengths and weaknesses and t plan any necessary re-alignments and an impact evaluation will be undertaken at the end of the project to measure the outcome against the initial “KAP” survey and project indicators to determine the impact and intervention activities. The findings will be used to advocate and raise awareness on human rights and disabled peoples sexuality issues at community and national levels. Documentation of lessons learned will be widely disseminated among other organizations to maximize the global fight against HIV/AIDS among the deaf in Kenya
RATE: 1 USD IS EQUIVALENT TO 72.00 KSH.
BUDGET PARTICULARS NOTES UNITS MNTH YR 1 USD
YR 2 USD
10: PROJECT PERSONNEL:
17:00
PROJECT COORDINATOR
1
1
6
2500
2500
17:00
REGIONAL COORDINATORS 2
3
6
5000
5000
17:00
SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS
3
3
6
5000
5000
11.50
HIV/AIDS CONSULTANTS
4
4
6
6666
6666
15:00
OFFICIAL TRAVEL EXPENSES
5
2
2
5555
5555
19:00 COMPONENT TOTAL
24,721
24,721
30 TRAINING
31.00
TOT-TRAINING/ WORKSHOP
6
6
6
10,000
10,000
32.00
GROUP-TRAINING/ WORKSHOP
7
6
6
10,000
10,000
33.00
INSERVICE TRAINING/ STUDENTS
8
6
6
10,000
10,000
39.00
COMPONENT TOTAL
30,000
30,000
40. EQUIPMENT
41.00
EXPENDABLE
EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS
9
1
1
2777
42.00
COMPUTER & PRINTER
10
1
1
1944
42.00
VIDEO CAMERA 11
1
1
694
42.00
COLOUR T.V. 21” 12
1
1
625
42.00
VIDEO-CASSETTE RECORDER 13
1
1
277
42.00
35.MM CAMERA 14 1 1
208
49.00
COMPONENT TOTAL
6525
50. MISCELLANEOUS
52.00
PUBLICATION OF IEC MATERIALS
15
1
3472
52.00
TRANSLATION OF HIV/AIDS TAPES
16
1
2083
53.00
SUNDRY/ COMMUNICATION
17
1
3472
59.00
COMPONENT TOTAL
9027
3472
SUB TOTALS
70,273
58,193
GRAND TOTAL USD 128,466
I will reproduce the whole proposal so that Deaf Dears can learn how he works.
M.K.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Greetings from Kenya National Association of the Deaf. I hope this email finds you well. Enclosed is a proposal on HIV/Aids for your signature and forwarding to the United Nations National Fund for Disability in New York. I will send to you an official letter for forwarding later.
I hope you will do your best. In case of any problem, do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you.
Peter W. Opany
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PROJECT PROPOSAL
FUND: UNITED NATION DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
PROJECT NUMBER:
PROJECT TITLE: HIV/AIDS AWARENESS /PEER TRAINING FOR THE DEAF IN KENYA
EXECUTING AGENT: KENYA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF –
KNAD
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: SHANKARDASS HOUSE 1ST FLOOR RM. 104
P.O BOX 33445 00600 NAIROBI
PHONE:
EMAIL: knadasskenya@yahoo.com
PROJECT LOCATION: KENYA
IMPLEMENTING
AGENCY: KENYA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF
ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS PROJECT
PROPOSED STARTING
DATE: 2006-2007
OTHER INPUTS: TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND BACKING THROUGH
THE WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF
USD 123,966
OTHER PARTIES COST
SHARING/COLLABORATION AND
MATERIAL SHARING FROM:
NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL COUNCIL - TEACHING MATERIALS
SWEDISH ORGANIZATION OF HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL AID FOUNDATION – SHIA USD 4500
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
The project is for HIV/AIDS awareness and peer training for deaf men and women in Kenya within the thirteen branch associations affiliated to Kenya national association of the deaf (KNAD) with a membership of 60,000 deaf men and women. KNAD also targets deaf youth in the eight institutions for the deaf that offer vocational and secondary education to eight hundred deaf youths. This project aims through workshops and training to sensitize and inform deaf youth, men and women in Kenya on HIV/AIDS and the consequences of the epidemic. It also aims at sensitizing and informing government and other NGOs working in the field of HIV/AIDS on the specific problems deaf people face in relation to HIV/AIDS with a view of combating the spread among this close knit Kenyan deaf community. After the workshops there shall be established peer trainers or training of trainers within the 13 affiliated branches of KNAD to disseminate information and training to the members in their associations as well as in the institutions. For the project to achieve these objectives, three steps will be taken namely:
1. Nationwide workshops
2. Training of peer trainers or TOT
3. Follow-up activities within the branches and institutions
1. NATIONWIDE HIV/AIDS WORKSHOPS
This workshop is a first step in bridging the information gap faced by deaf members. It will seek to empower 86 deaf members within institutions and branches with relevant HIV/AIDS information and sensitize them on their roles in the fight against the scourge within the deaf community. This workshop will act as a launching ground for HIV/AIDS advocacy work by the deaf in the branches and schools
2. TRAINING OF PEER TRAINERS
Following the workshop, there will be a three days in-depth training exclusively for 46 peer trainers from the 13 branches and schools for the deaf each sending two representatives. By training the 46 peer trainers, it is hoped that they will carry the awareness and sensitization efforts forward in their branches and schools.
3. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES
The last step in the project is to follow-up activities. Having left the workshop and training the participants will most probably go back to the branches and school to discuss the future and how they can improve the training within the field of HIV/AIDS awareness to the deaf in their regions. KNAD will make follow-ups every three months. An estimated 30,000 deaf men, women and youth will be targeted in the first year and pending further funding, another 30,000 persons will be reached in the second year effectively covering the entire membership.
SIGNED
ON BEHALF OF WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………
TITLE……………………………………………………………………………………..
DATE…………………………………………………………………………………….
ON BEHALF OF THE EXECUTING ORGANIZATION
NAME……………………………………………………………………………………..
TITLE……………………………………………………………………………………..
DATE……………………………………………………………………………………..
ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED NATIONS
NAME…………………………………………………………………………………….
TITLE……………………………………………………………………………………..
DATE…………………………………………………………………………………….
.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
The world health organization (WHO) as well as UNAIDS and other non-governmental organizations, as well as global fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria gives immediate priority to the global eradication of the killer disease AIDS and pursuant to this, the governments and non-governmental organizations have taken the crucial task of preventing the spread of AIDS epidemic through training and awareness seminars and conferences. The WHO statistics estimates that there are 36 million infected persons in the world and in Kenya, statistics show that 2.2million are already infected out of a population of 30million. It further shows that 1.5million have lost their lives since the HIV/AIDS virus was discovered in Kenya in 1984. However, no statistics are available on the number of deaf people infected. HIV/AIDS campaigners worldwide believe that if there is efficient awareness and training and information prior to becoming sexually active the youth could adopt an ABC method of safe sex for behaviour change.
This use of information, training and awareness is through access to radio, TV, seminars, workshops and dramas. However, this mode of transmission and accessibility benefit only the hearing leaving the deaf community unaware of the pencils of the killer diseases “AIDS”. This is because the available information in the electronic media and the mass media does not make provision for sign language interpretation to ensure full and effective participation of deaf persons. Worse still the deaf are not specifically targeted effectively for HIV/AIDS awareness seminars, conference and workshops. Recognizing these short comings Kenya National Association of the Deaf has identifies the urgent necessity of organizing HIV/AIDS awareness training to the 60,000 members as an important core constituency in the fight against ‘AIDS’.
2. OPERATIONS OF THE PROJECT
The project will be managed from the existing KNAD administration headquarters at Shankardaas House n Nairobi with assistance from the three existing regional coordinating offices of KNAD in West Kenya, Central Kenya and Coast region respectively. KNAD will engage 3 regional coordinators to coordinate and implement the activities of the branch-affiliated associations in their regions by way of supervising the progress of the on-going training in the branches. The project coordinator 3 regional coordinators, 4 HIV/AIDS specialists /consultants and 2 sign language translators and secretary will manage the operations of the project. The project will use fresh and creative approaches including video shows, focus group discussions questions/ answers session, lectures and demonstrations. Serious effort will be employed in the development of appropriate and sustainable training materials for the deaf to teach HIV/AIDS.
3. EXECUTING AGENTS BACKGROUND
Kenya National Association of the Deaf (KNAD) is a registered National Association of the Deaf whose mission is to promote the welfare pf the deaf citizens of Kenya in all speeches affecting their fundamental rights and strives towards their full participation and equalization of opportunities. The organization since its inceptions in 1987 has been engaged in numerous activities in relation to promoting an equal society for the deaf by raising awareness on the problems facing the deaf in the society, liaising with government and non-governmental organizations on policy formulations on matters pertaining to education, health, employment and social aspects facing the deaf, networking with local aspects and international organizations and Disabled People Organizations, capacity building and entrepreneurship training to members of the branch affiliated associations, job placement to skilled deaf clients and HIV/AIDS awareness training to deaf men and women in the branch affiliated associations. KNAD is also a member of the Disability Human Rights Kenya Chapter and Africa Decade for Persons with Disabilities and the Draft Constitution of Kenya Review Commission.
4. PROBLEM STATEMENT AND RATIONALE
According to the world Federation of the Deaf statistics, there are at least 85 million deaf people in the world. The World Health Organization estimates that 10% of the population in a country is disabled persons. Therefore out of the 10%, deaf people constitute 1% of the population of Kenya’s 32 million people. This comes to at least 1,280,000 deaf and hard of hearing people in Kenya. Furthermore under the current statistics, only 0.1% of the Kenyan deaf population gets access to quality education and medical care and services while the remaining 9.9% have no access to better health conditions, education, jobs and general awareness.
The population of the deaf as whole has been ignored when it comes to campaigns and awareness against HIV/AIDS. The mode of information on HIV/AIDS is mainly conducted through traditional media, music and drama, which mainly targets the hearing community due to the fact that many deaf people have no access to the media since they are not deaf friendly. This has resulted to the deaf being a one of the most vulnerable group and therefore highly at risk of being infected and transmitting the virus among this close knit community.
BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
The deaf are unable to make individual and collective decisions on good conduct or behaviour. They do not know the best behaviour to adopt or maintain to avoid the epidemic. No survey has been conducted to find out the spread of HIV/AIDS among the deaf in Kenya but whatever the proportion, they do not deserve to be neglected because they are part and parcel of the population targeted for HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in order to effect the behaviour change among the deaf in the community. There is an urgent need to vigorously disseminate the information already existing and those developed by HIV/AIDS campaigners in the fight against HIV/AIDS through the use of sign language interpretation in seminars, workshops, role plays, video shows and drama. This will narrow the information gap between the hearing and the deaf audience and greatly supplement the key roles of the HIV/AIDS campaigners.
5. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION
The fact that the deaf have not been part of the mainstream awareness campaigns mean that much of what has so far been gained in the fight against HIV/AIDS is rendered null and void as a section of the community is left out. The primary reason for the ignorance about HIV/AIDS among the deaf stems from the fact that the information has not been made accessible and where is has, it is not disseminated properly in a language easily understood by the deaf.
The proposal seeks to conduct HIV/AIDS awareness workshops for the deaf men and women in the KNAD’s 13 affiliated branch associations and institutions of learning where most of the deaf live and study. Workshops will be organized for deaf men and women in their clubs and students in their institutions with facilitators drawn from HIV/AIDS awareness campaign organizations and the ministry of health officials, video shows on HIV/AIDS ailments, dramas and puppet shows will be shown to highlight the symptoms caused by the HIV/AIDS related illnesses so that the deaf can recognize some of the symptoms of HIV/AIDS thus creating awareness and reducing its spread among the deaf.
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE
• Organize nationwide seminars on HIV/AIDS specifically targeting the deaf audience.
• Increase awareness on HIV/AIDS through sign language and the appropriate visual media
• Reduce the impact on HIV/AIDS infected persons and families through counseling and personal care
• Reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS in the deaf community and instill behaviour changes
• Unify and mobilize national and international efforts and resources in the fight against AIDS through mediums appropriate and accessible to deaf persons
• Develop IEC materials and translate existing videotapes on HIV/AIDS into sign language
• Lobby for establishment of a friendly deaf VCT service.
IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES
• Campaign for increased mainstream participation in ongoing programmes and NGOs providing AIDS awareness training and life enhancing opportunities for deaf persons
• Establish a refined mechanism and resource base for implementing AIDS awareness programmes to the deaf community
• Increase the awareness to NGOs, governments and other international bodies on the seriousness of HIV/AIDS epidemic among the deaf community in Kenya
• Reduce the proportion of deaf persons with high-risk behaviour and the means of prevention/protection against HIV/AIDS transmission by referring them to VCTs for counseling services
• Increase the number of trained HIV/AIDS peer counselors who are deaf
• Disseminate IEC materials videotapes on HIV/AIDS to schools for the deaf and deaf clubs in the country
PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND WORK PLAN
ACTIVITY RESPONSIBILITY SEQUENCE/AIM PERIOD
1. Conducting HIV/AIDS awareness workshop within the 13 branch affiliated associations in Kenya -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-Ministry of health
-Women fighting Aids in Kenya
-Organizing Committee
-Peer trainers To sensitize the deaf men and women on the perils of HIV/AIDS so as to use ABC method for behaviour change
6 months
2.Conducting HIV/AIDS awareness in the 8 institutions /secondary schools for the deaf in Kenya -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-Ministry of Health
- Women Fighting AIDS in Kenya
-Peer trainers Sensitize the deaf students in the institutions on the perils of HIV/AIDS so as to adopt the ABC method of behaviour change
3 months
3. Printing and providing IEC materials to deaf clubs, schools for the deaf and deaf churches -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-Organizing committee Provide the deaf members with deaf friendly educative materials and videos for easy access to acquisition of knowledge
6 months
4. Linking the deaf to VCT services for screening and counseling -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-Organizing Committee
-VCT counselors
-Peer trainers To discover, realize and understand ones status to cope better and come up with a solution
Throughout
5. Visiting NGOs, district coordinators, national and provincial HIV/AIDS coordinators to promote HIV/AIDS training to the deaf in Kenya -Sensitization and networking to promote provision of training to the vulnerable group in the region Sensitization and networking to promote provision of training to the vulnerable group in the region
Throughout
6. Facilitating dramas, puppet shows, video shows and role plays for promotion of behaviour change -HIV/AIDS coordinators
-Peer trainers
-Theatre group Effective understanding of the methods of HIV/AIDS by sensing as a way of knowing
Throughout
7. Workshops on behaviour change for deaf youths in schools and clubs of the deaf -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-Peer trainers
-Women fighting AIDS in Kenya
-VCT counselors To hange ones status from the past to a position that can help one cope for the better part of her/his life
Throughout
8. Conducting peer training for 46 deaf participants in Kenya to carry on the training -HIV/AIDS coordinator
-VCT counselors
-Ministry of health To train more deaf peer trainers to carry out peer training in deaf clubs, churches and institutions
3 months
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
The project beneficiaries are deaf people and their families allover Kenya. All the members of KNAD in the branch-affiliated associations will participate in the training workshops organized in their branches for three days. It is therefore expected that each branch will send 40 participants drawn from their regions. All together 520 participants will be trained in the branches and clubs while in the 8 schools for the deaf, an estimated 1600 deaf students, 200 from each school/institution will also benefit.
The selected branch associations are:
1) Nyanza Deaf Association -NDA
2) South Nyanza deaf Association- SNDA
3) Kisii Deaf Association- KDA
4) Kakamega Deaf Association -KAD
5) North Rift Valley Deaf Association - NRVDA
6) South Rift Valley Deaf Association- SRVDA
7) Central Kenya Deaf Association - CKDA
8) Mount Kenya Deaf Association - MKDA
9) Vihiga Deaf Association - VDA
10) South Eastern Deaf Association SEDA
11) Nairobi Deaf Association- NAD
12) Meru Deaf Association – MAD
13) North Eastern Deaf Association –NEDA
The secondary schools and vocational institutions are:
1) Nyangoma Technical Institute for the Deaf
2) Mumias Vocational Sec. School for the Deaf
3) Kuja Special Sec. School for the Deaf
4) Rev. Muhoro Sec. School for the Deaf
5) Karen Technical Institute for the Deaf
6) Sikri Agriculture Sec. School for the Deaf and Blind
7) Machakos Teachers Training College Deaf Unit
8) Kambui Vocational Institute for the Deaf
There will also be representatives from NGOs and governments and HIV/AIDS campaigners in the regions. These officials will act as key persons in influencing and encouraging other colleagues and governments to support HIV/AIDS advocacy strategies by deaf people themselves.
INSTITUTIONAL SETTING
As mentioned above the headquarters will be based in Nairobi with three coordinating offices in Kisumu, Nyeri and Mombasa where we have regional coordinators who coordinate the activities of the branch affiliated associations in their respective regions with overall supervision from the project coordinator based in the headquarters in Nairobi. The operations of the project will also have a steering committee composed of members from each of the branch-affiliated associations. This committee will be meeting quarterly. The project will also have a sub-committee composed of experts who will draw up the plan of action and forward to the project coordinator for implementation. At the end of the project the above committees with the coordinating officials will stay in office to facilitate the operations by soliciting funds to run the project or to lobby for its recognition and support by the government of Kenya as per the Disability act which states that government support the appreciation and activities of persons with disabilities Kenya.
VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT
A network with NGOs, governmental and HIV/AIDS campaigners will have been developed.
Approximately ¾ of the deaf persons in the branches and all the students in the institutions will have been reached through seminars, workshops, dramas, role plays and meetings.
46 peer trainers will undergo intensive HIV/AIDS training and train more deaf members.
¾ quarter of the deaf may have access to VCT counseling services and get support where available
Deaf persons will be represented in the HIV/AIDS forum from the grass roots to the National Level
IEC materials and video tapes of HIV/AIDS awareness will be available to deaf clubs and institution in Kenya
Behaviour change among the deaf youths will increase
Members of the branches will be able to form forum to discuss HIV/AIDS in churches and clubs to prevent its spread among the deaf.
Branches will form HIV/AIDS projects and solicit for funds to meet their projects with coordination from head office.
PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
A knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) survey will be conducted at the onset of the project and to give a baseline and quantitative data to be used to prepare the implementation of the project and to give a baseline against which to measure the project progress. The project progress will be monitored through regular meetings with the deaf in churches, associations, institutions and clubs and routine field visits. Monthly progress reports will be compiled by the project coordinator and presented to the coordinating committee composed of selected officials and steering committee members. An efficient reporting system will be developed with the donors at all levels. This will be vital for efficiency monitoring progress and informed decision-making.
An internal project evaluation will be carried out and this will include collaborative meetings with the committee and donors to discuss and share project experiences, strengths and weaknesses and t plan any necessary re-alignments and an impact evaluation will be undertaken at the end of the project to measure the outcome against the initial “KAP” survey and project indicators to determine the impact and intervention activities. The findings will be used to advocate and raise awareness on human rights and disabled peoples sexuality issues at community and national levels. Documentation of lessons learned will be widely disseminated among other organizations to maximize the global fight against HIV/AIDS among the deaf in Kenya
RATE: 1 USD IS EQUIVALENT TO 72.00 KSH.
BUDGET PARTICULARS NOTES UNITS MNTH YR 1 USD
YR 2 USD
10: PROJECT PERSONNEL:
17:00
PROJECT COORDINATOR
1
1
6
2500
2500
17:00
REGIONAL COORDINATORS 2
3
6
5000
5000
17:00
SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS
3
3
6
5000
5000
11.50
HIV/AIDS CONSULTANTS
4
4
6
6666
6666
15:00
OFFICIAL TRAVEL EXPENSES
5
2
2
5555
5555
19:00 COMPONENT TOTAL
24,721
24,721
30 TRAINING
31.00
TOT-TRAINING/ WORKSHOP
6
6
6
10,000
10,000
32.00
GROUP-TRAINING/ WORKSHOP
7
6
6
10,000
10,000
33.00
INSERVICE TRAINING/ STUDENTS
8
6
6
10,000
10,000
39.00
COMPONENT TOTAL
30,000
30,000
40. EQUIPMENT
41.00
EXPENDABLE
EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS
9
1
1
2777
42.00
COMPUTER & PRINTER
10
1
1
1944
42.00
VIDEO CAMERA 11
1
1
694
42.00
COLOUR T.V. 21” 12
1
1
625
42.00
VIDEO-CASSETTE RECORDER 13
1
1
277
42.00
35.MM CAMERA 14 1 1
208
49.00
COMPONENT TOTAL
6525
50. MISCELLANEOUS
52.00
PUBLICATION OF IEC MATERIALS
15
1
3472
52.00
TRANSLATION OF HIV/AIDS TAPES
16
1
2083
53.00
SUNDRY/ COMMUNICATION
17
1
3472
59.00
COMPONENT TOTAL
9027
3472
SUB TOTALS
70,273
58,193
GRAND TOTAL USD 128,466
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Nickson's Boss, Amber J. Martin of GDC USA writes!
Dear Mzee Kiziwi,
I am pleased to inform you and the Deaf community that the GDC Kenya position has been successfully filled.
Both Peter Wango Opnay and Dominic Ouma Majiwa were eliminated due to corruption and lack of visionary service to the Deaf Community.
Mr. Stephen Gachuhi has been accepted due to his immense experience with Care Kenya.
Yours faithfully,
Amber J. Martin
Global Deaf Connection, CEO
2901 38th Ave S
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 724-8565 V/TTY/VP
amartin@deafconnection.org
CREATING A CYCLE OF SUCCESS
cc: Nickson
cc: Joel
I am pleased to inform you and the Deaf community that the GDC Kenya position has been successfully filled.
Both Peter Wango Opnay and Dominic Ouma Majiwa were eliminated due to corruption and lack of visionary service to the Deaf Community.
Mr. Stephen Gachuhi has been accepted due to his immense experience with Care Kenya.
Yours faithfully,
Amber J. Martin
Global Deaf Connection, CEO
2901 38th Ave S
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 724-8565 V/TTY/VP
amartin@deafconnection.org
CREATING A CYCLE OF SUCCESS
cc: Nickson
cc: Joel
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Joel Runnels did not write the fake email
Mzee Kiziwi is reliably informed that the email purporting to have orinated from Mr. Joel Runnels is fake.
The email was meant to tarnish the image of GDC, Joel and Nickson.
It is a sad case of mudsling, and M.K. will not publish the email on the blog.
It is most likely authorized by those who failed their GDC interview.
Mzee Kiziwi strongly suspects it is written by Mr. Peter Wango opany of Kenya National Association of the Deaf.
Pole Joel and Co.
M.K.
The email was meant to tarnish the image of GDC, Joel and Nickson.
It is a sad case of mudsling, and M.K. will not publish the email on the blog.
It is most likely authorized by those who failed their GDC interview.
Mzee Kiziwi strongly suspects it is written by Mr. Peter Wango opany of Kenya National Association of the Deaf.
Pole Joel and Co.
M.K.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
The Real problem afflicting KNAD is one man - Wango!!
Mzee Kiziwi, in his continued research to unravel what really ails the only deaf's national association KNAD, unearthed up this letter written in 2003. Very telling that to this day Peter Wango is still flying around in the name of KNAD, and fooling all deaf that if he leave, KNAD will be no more, and worse still quite a number of deaf believe him. Very telling that his wives are still the regional coordinators and even accompanies him to represent KNAD at WFD for the deaf conferences. Very telling that even these regional coordinators have the audacity to tell the current KNAD chairman, Ogola, himself as useless as a rotten pumpkin, off, as they have been taught by Wango. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, "The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history"!!
Read on.
M.K.
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From: JOINT AFFILIATED BRANCH ASSOCIATION OF KNAD
P.O BOX 22024, NAIROBI
To: The chairman (name witheld)
Kenya national association of the deaf
P.O Box 33445
Nairobi
Dear Sir,(name witheld)
RE: CALL FOR REFORMS IN KNAD
It has come to the notice of the deaf Kenyans that since your election as chairman of kenya national association of the deaf in January 2001 the association’s image has gone from bad to worse
The following are some of the grievances the deaf Kenyans have observed.
1. Knad was established to cater for the welfare and interests of the deaf within the republic of Kenyans in accordance with its constitution at the Attorney General’s office. However since you were elected as chairman of the association you have illegally allowed the association to be operated like MY OWN NGO forgetting the plight of deaf persons in need of help country wide.
Notable examples are:-
a) Allowing Mr. Peter W. Opany to return back into KNAD office and without approval of KNAD governing council allowing the same person to be the organization coordinator when you know well that this position does not exist at KNAD. Instead there is the position of executive officer.
b) Allowing Peter W. Opany to operate the association’s office like MY OWN NGO by way of encouraging himself to allocate duties in in KNAD office to his wives and other family members
c) Allowing Peter W. Opany to open bank accounts in the name of KNAD and having such bank accounts have signatures of Opany himself and his wife then diverting donor funds to such bank account without approval of the governing council although KNAD constitution states that signatories to bank accounts shall be the chairman, treasure and executive officer.
d) Allowing Weter W. Opany to use KNAD official letter pages to write defamatory letters to some organizations thereby damaging the reputation of KNAD
e) Leaving Mr. Opany to abuse the other deaf who go to visit KNAD office in need of help once they have completed education and need job placement. (Recommendation letters).
2. Failing to mobilize the deaf in Kenya country wide to contribute effectively to the constitution of Kenya review commission on issues concerning the deaf’s welfare in the constitution.
a) Favouring selection of sign language interpreters from Nyanza region to go and interpret for deaf in other areas when you know that there are ethnic language problem that an interpreter from Nyanza can not interpret in an area where the speaker talk a different language from Nyanza. Then allocating interpreters only to regions favourable to yourselves.
b) Receiving payments for interpreters from the CKRC and following such payments to be deposited in bank account that has signature of Opany and his wife then under paying the interpreters to false pretext that deductions are for KNAD telephone bill when you know well that KNAD phones are not working and leaving Opany and his wife to pocket the deductions from the interpreters allowances.
c) Leaving Opany to abuse the CKRC secretary and failing to apologize to the CKRC when required to do so to safe the reputation of KNAD.
3. Failing to supervise the activities of regional coordinators and leaving such coordinators to submit false reports to the donors that they have done good work when you know well the regional coordinators are doing nothing to help the Deaf in their respective regions country wide in Kenya.
a) Sacking the coast regional coordinator and failing to make a replacement then allowing Peter Opany to have his wife as the coast regional coordinator when you know well that his wife has no experience on problem of deaf in coast region and allowing his wife to pocket 2 salaries without paying tax.
b) Allowing the western Kenya regional coordinator to set up finishing projects with donor funds and the projects do not employ any deaf persons them allowing the same western kenya project co-odinator to employ only family members in the fish projects and diverting funds for the projects to family use. The western kenya regional co-odinato’s office has been closed for failing to pay rent for 1 years and KNAD properly in that office auctioned.
c) Leaving central kenya regional co-odinator (his wife) to roam aroung Nairobi without work in her office and allowing this co-odinator to be engaged in political activities. This co-odinator is also reported to be involved in inciting some deaf to write false letter to Sweden donors. The central Kenya coordinator has been in Nyeri for many years and it’s surprising to note that her office is empty without a typewriter, telephone, computer or a file drawer – so where has she been taking office funds to as she shares everything in office from ministry of socio services. Over the years she could have equipped the office with modern equipment with donors’ funds appeals. Then take that central Kenya region has more qualified deaf persons to run that office. So why did you employ a coordinator from outside the region with no qualifications and experience on such problem of deaf in the region?
4. Undermining the rights of deaf women in Kenya to vote rightful leaders on national basis by using donor funds to call a meeting and incite the women to vote for leaders from one ethnic community on tribal lines thereby encouraging tribalism to take root in KNAD. Allowing corruption practices activities to take root in KNAD.
5. No job placement of deaf school leavers since 2001 when you took over as chairman so a hungry man is an angry man. From the above grievances we have noted with concern that there is bad governance in KNAD office under your chairmanship results abuse office.
The administration of the organization does not follow the constitution of the association in accordance with the law. There is tribalism, nepotism, abuse of office and corruption practices which we do not want to see in national organization.
As Kenyans are going to the polls this year to elect their leaders the deaf too need good leadership in KNAD to lead the association. We do hereby give you 21 days notice to make reforms in KNAD office as follows
a) The governing council must interview a competent qualified executive officer to run the association properly without favoritism or tribalism to stop operating the organization like MY OWN NGO.
b) Produce an audited report of how shs.2.2 million donated by Barclays Bank of Kenya headquarter for AIDS awareness to the deaf community in Kenya was used as we are reliably told the funds were deposited in a bank account with signatories of P. Opany and his wife without approval of the governing council and acknowledges.
c) Produce an audited report of how donated by A bills of finland were used on deaf women as the funds are again reported to have been deported in an account with signatures of Opany with his wife.
d) Stop use of KNAD tax exemption certificate in cleaning imported goods at the customs purporting that such goods are for KNAD office when the goods are diverted to personel use.
e) Remove Mr. Peter Opany from KNAD office as he is insulting the deaf and has converted KNAD to MY OWN NGO and his behaviour has damaged the reputation of KNAD office.
f) Stop the practice done by regional coordinators and other office bearers in KNAD of writing proposals to donors for funds and having such approval by ministry of social services and when fund received deposited in bank accounts not known or approved by the governing council. This should cease until competent executive officer is appointed to supervise the activities according to investigation.
g) During the recent move of KNAD office blessed house Mr. Opany had told 2 deaf members and staff to sell something and keep for him 2 doors. He Opany later suspended 1 staff for theft of office property when he himself was involved in stealing and you did not act to discipline him.
h) The Central Kenya regional co-ordinator Mrs Josphine Aska, one of Wangos many wives, has been in nyeri for more than 10 years and it was her duty to set projects that can benefit the deaf, but she has set upon project in Nairobi, Machakos, Nakuru, Muranga, Kerugoya and Nyandarua. She is therefore useless and in being paid for no work when thousand of deaf continue to suffer.
i) Advocacy project officer has brought TV video cassettes for sex in the office which is a bad example to the KNAD visitors to come and see sex movies during official working hours. We view this promotes prostitution among the deaf community.
If you fail to do as requested in this letter within 21 days we shall have no alternative but to take action to close KNAD office and call for elections and proper investigations to clean from bad management.
Yours affiliated associations
(Signed by 11 chairmen of affiliated associations of KNAD. Names removed for legal reasons)
Cc: The registrar of societies
Commissioner of social services
Chairman UDPK
Embassy of Sweden
President SDR
Secretary CKRC
Chairman Barclays bank of kenya
Commissioner of police
Read on.
M.K.
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From: JOINT AFFILIATED BRANCH ASSOCIATION OF KNAD
P.O BOX 22024, NAIROBI
To: The chairman (name witheld)
Kenya national association of the deaf
P.O Box 33445
Nairobi
Dear Sir,(name witheld)
RE: CALL FOR REFORMS IN KNAD
It has come to the notice of the deaf Kenyans that since your election as chairman of kenya national association of the deaf in January 2001 the association’s image has gone from bad to worse
The following are some of the grievances the deaf Kenyans have observed.
1. Knad was established to cater for the welfare and interests of the deaf within the republic of Kenyans in accordance with its constitution at the Attorney General’s office. However since you were elected as chairman of the association you have illegally allowed the association to be operated like MY OWN NGO forgetting the plight of deaf persons in need of help country wide.
Notable examples are:-
a) Allowing Mr. Peter W. Opany to return back into KNAD office and without approval of KNAD governing council allowing the same person to be the organization coordinator when you know well that this position does not exist at KNAD. Instead there is the position of executive officer.
b) Allowing Peter W. Opany to operate the association’s office like MY OWN NGO by way of encouraging himself to allocate duties in in KNAD office to his wives and other family members
c) Allowing Peter W. Opany to open bank accounts in the name of KNAD and having such bank accounts have signatures of Opany himself and his wife then diverting donor funds to such bank account without approval of the governing council although KNAD constitution states that signatories to bank accounts shall be the chairman, treasure and executive officer.
d) Allowing Weter W. Opany to use KNAD official letter pages to write defamatory letters to some organizations thereby damaging the reputation of KNAD
e) Leaving Mr. Opany to abuse the other deaf who go to visit KNAD office in need of help once they have completed education and need job placement. (Recommendation letters).
2. Failing to mobilize the deaf in Kenya country wide to contribute effectively to the constitution of Kenya review commission on issues concerning the deaf’s welfare in the constitution.
a) Favouring selection of sign language interpreters from Nyanza region to go and interpret for deaf in other areas when you know that there are ethnic language problem that an interpreter from Nyanza can not interpret in an area where the speaker talk a different language from Nyanza. Then allocating interpreters only to regions favourable to yourselves.
b) Receiving payments for interpreters from the CKRC and following such payments to be deposited in bank account that has signature of Opany and his wife then under paying the interpreters to false pretext that deductions are for KNAD telephone bill when you know well that KNAD phones are not working and leaving Opany and his wife to pocket the deductions from the interpreters allowances.
c) Leaving Opany to abuse the CKRC secretary and failing to apologize to the CKRC when required to do so to safe the reputation of KNAD.
3. Failing to supervise the activities of regional coordinators and leaving such coordinators to submit false reports to the donors that they have done good work when you know well the regional coordinators are doing nothing to help the Deaf in their respective regions country wide in Kenya.
a) Sacking the coast regional coordinator and failing to make a replacement then allowing Peter Opany to have his wife as the coast regional coordinator when you know well that his wife has no experience on problem of deaf in coast region and allowing his wife to pocket 2 salaries without paying tax.
b) Allowing the western Kenya regional coordinator to set up finishing projects with donor funds and the projects do not employ any deaf persons them allowing the same western kenya project co-odinator to employ only family members in the fish projects and diverting funds for the projects to family use. The western kenya regional co-odinato’s office has been closed for failing to pay rent for 1 years and KNAD properly in that office auctioned.
c) Leaving central kenya regional co-odinator (his wife) to roam aroung Nairobi without work in her office and allowing this co-odinator to be engaged in political activities. This co-odinator is also reported to be involved in inciting some deaf to write false letter to Sweden donors. The central Kenya coordinator has been in Nyeri for many years and it’s surprising to note that her office is empty without a typewriter, telephone, computer or a file drawer – so where has she been taking office funds to as she shares everything in office from ministry of socio services. Over the years she could have equipped the office with modern equipment with donors’ funds appeals. Then take that central Kenya region has more qualified deaf persons to run that office. So why did you employ a coordinator from outside the region with no qualifications and experience on such problem of deaf in the region?
4. Undermining the rights of deaf women in Kenya to vote rightful leaders on national basis by using donor funds to call a meeting and incite the women to vote for leaders from one ethnic community on tribal lines thereby encouraging tribalism to take root in KNAD. Allowing corruption practices activities to take root in KNAD.
5. No job placement of deaf school leavers since 2001 when you took over as chairman so a hungry man is an angry man. From the above grievances we have noted with concern that there is bad governance in KNAD office under your chairmanship results abuse office.
The administration of the organization does not follow the constitution of the association in accordance with the law. There is tribalism, nepotism, abuse of office and corruption practices which we do not want to see in national organization.
As Kenyans are going to the polls this year to elect their leaders the deaf too need good leadership in KNAD to lead the association. We do hereby give you 21 days notice to make reforms in KNAD office as follows
a) The governing council must interview a competent qualified executive officer to run the association properly without favoritism or tribalism to stop operating the organization like MY OWN NGO.
b) Produce an audited report of how shs.2.2 million donated by Barclays Bank of Kenya headquarter for AIDS awareness to the deaf community in Kenya was used as we are reliably told the funds were deposited in a bank account with signatories of P. Opany and his wife without approval of the governing council and acknowledges.
c) Produce an audited report of how donated by A bills of finland were used on deaf women as the funds are again reported to have been deported in an account with signatures of Opany with his wife.
d) Stop use of KNAD tax exemption certificate in cleaning imported goods at the customs purporting that such goods are for KNAD office when the goods are diverted to personel use.
e) Remove Mr. Peter Opany from KNAD office as he is insulting the deaf and has converted KNAD to MY OWN NGO and his behaviour has damaged the reputation of KNAD office.
f) Stop the practice done by regional coordinators and other office bearers in KNAD of writing proposals to donors for funds and having such approval by ministry of social services and when fund received deposited in bank accounts not known or approved by the governing council. This should cease until competent executive officer is appointed to supervise the activities according to investigation.
g) During the recent move of KNAD office blessed house Mr. Opany had told 2 deaf members and staff to sell something and keep for him 2 doors. He Opany later suspended 1 staff for theft of office property when he himself was involved in stealing and you did not act to discipline him.
h) The Central Kenya regional co-ordinator Mrs Josphine Aska, one of Wangos many wives, has been in nyeri for more than 10 years and it was her duty to set projects that can benefit the deaf, but she has set upon project in Nairobi, Machakos, Nakuru, Muranga, Kerugoya and Nyandarua. She is therefore useless and in being paid for no work when thousand of deaf continue to suffer.
i) Advocacy project officer has brought TV video cassettes for sex in the office which is a bad example to the KNAD visitors to come and see sex movies during official working hours. We view this promotes prostitution among the deaf community.
If you fail to do as requested in this letter within 21 days we shall have no alternative but to take action to close KNAD office and call for elections and proper investigations to clean from bad management.
Yours affiliated associations
(Signed by 11 chairmen of affiliated associations of KNAD. Names removed for legal reasons)
Cc: The registrar of societies
Commissioner of social services
Chairman UDPK
Embassy of Sweden
President SDR
Secretary CKRC
Chairman Barclays bank of kenya
Commissioner of police
Friday, September 14, 2007
Jack Owiti is at it again. Mzee Kiziwi is watching
Dear Deaf Kenyans,
Leave Wango alone.
We have other thugs that need to be dealt with.
Shane Mwangi aka Kikuyu Mzee
Jean Claude Adzalla aka Togolese bustard
Kevin Wanke aka Bootlicker no.1
Joel Runnels aka Randy Bustard
Aggrey Akaranga aka Con Artiste
We need to rid kenya of such people Not mzee Wango. Please
He (wango) is more sensible that those eating Deaf Aid money in committees and workshops or the Akaranga brothers....the MP was to be their liberation BUT NO it is just like any other Kenyan. I am disgusted.
Many of you think Mzee Bubu is Jack, Nickson, Omondi or Aggrey.....well you are all wrong. I feel sorry you abuse each other on this blog as if it is these people who are controlling this blog....sadly they are not.
This blog is the voice of Kenyan Deaf complaining and having free speech.
I would like to commmend the following Kenyans for standing out even in the mudslinging......
Nickson Kakiri - Despite his many falws has been able to come back to Kenya after graduating in the US. It is difficult for him to have a 8-5 job because Kenyans can't pay for him and an interpreter. Though he has been able to get short consultancy work here and there. He is better than those bootlicking and begging for donor money and worshiping the mzungus.
Mzee Pter Wango though labled as corrupt, polygamous and good for nothing. I would like to disagree. From the letters here you all can see that this man is selfless. He is looking out for you all as Deaf kenyans. He went to WFD to represent Kenya, pleading for Rsesa to remain here, for continued support for KNAD etc etc Please do not forget too quickly the work he has done with the TSC, Constitution review and HIV/AIDS awareness. Do not judge too quickly.
Jack Owiti the hearing interpreter and fluent KSL signer. Not many people know him for who he is. He has been in the Deaf community few years BUT watching him the other day in Spain advocating for the recognition of KSLIA, advocating for the training and qualification of Interpreters I am suprised that some Deaf people are lashing out on him. We all know his work at DOOR, Peace Corps and currently he is hidding not fully involved in the Deaf work. To me I would say he is one of the few advocates the Deaf in Kenya have for the success and recognition of KSL and interpretation. Watch out this young man will revolutionize Kenyan Deaf community. I marvel at his ease in mingling with the Deaf and the hearing - Kenyna Deaf peopl he is your link to change. He too is troubled by the usual peoblems we all have so he is no angel.
Josephine Kalunda - I admire her passion for politics and I am a supporter that she gets full into politics.
Susan Mugwe a very resiliant woman. I admire her courage and ability to bounce back.
KSLRP trainers - I support tis group of dedicated Kenyans working to bridge the hearing deaf gap. Dennis, Fransicscah, Petronila, Isabel, Washington, Mweri and Prof Okoth. Truly Kenyan at heart I love you people!!!!
LVCT for the Deaf in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu....I am blessed to know you all. Opiyo, Mumbi, Susan, Silvanus, I cannot remember all the names BUT I love what you are doing. God Bless you!@!
Deaf Churches and their pastors.....I love the fellowships and the opportunity to be in these congrigations.
Deaf Teachers in Deaf schools across the country you shape our future we are forever greatful for you work!
Parents of Deaf - We love you all. Kenya needs you all to arise and fight for your sons and daughter No more silence.
To my Deaf kenayn colleagues. Let there be the love unity and peace that we look for. I am being helped to say this to you in proper English for all to read and understand. Many of you think the world is not reading this. Shock on you the world is keenly watching Kenya.
PLease Mzee Bubu Publish this we need some progressive talk here.
thanks
Jack Owiti
Friend of the Deaf in Kenya.
Leave Wango alone.
We have other thugs that need to be dealt with.
Shane Mwangi aka Kikuyu Mzee
Jean Claude Adzalla aka Togolese bustard
Kevin Wanke aka Bootlicker no.1
Joel Runnels aka Randy Bustard
Aggrey Akaranga aka Con Artiste
We need to rid kenya of such people Not mzee Wango. Please
He (wango) is more sensible that those eating Deaf Aid money in committees and workshops or the Akaranga brothers....the MP was to be their liberation BUT NO it is just like any other Kenyan. I am disgusted.
Many of you think Mzee Bubu is Jack, Nickson, Omondi or Aggrey.....well you are all wrong. I feel sorry you abuse each other on this blog as if it is these people who are controlling this blog....sadly they are not.
This blog is the voice of Kenyan Deaf complaining and having free speech.
I would like to commmend the following Kenyans for standing out even in the mudslinging......
Nickson Kakiri - Despite his many falws has been able to come back to Kenya after graduating in the US. It is difficult for him to have a 8-5 job because Kenyans can't pay for him and an interpreter. Though he has been able to get short consultancy work here and there. He is better than those bootlicking and begging for donor money and worshiping the mzungus.
Mzee Pter Wango though labled as corrupt, polygamous and good for nothing. I would like to disagree. From the letters here you all can see that this man is selfless. He is looking out for you all as Deaf kenyans. He went to WFD to represent Kenya, pleading for Rsesa to remain here, for continued support for KNAD etc etc Please do not forget too quickly the work he has done with the TSC, Constitution review and HIV/AIDS awareness. Do not judge too quickly.
Jack Owiti the hearing interpreter and fluent KSL signer. Not many people know him for who he is. He has been in the Deaf community few years BUT watching him the other day in Spain advocating for the recognition of KSLIA, advocating for the training and qualification of Interpreters I am suprised that some Deaf people are lashing out on him. We all know his work at DOOR, Peace Corps and currently he is hidding not fully involved in the Deaf work. To me I would say he is one of the few advocates the Deaf in Kenya have for the success and recognition of KSL and interpretation. Watch out this young man will revolutionize Kenyan Deaf community. I marvel at his ease in mingling with the Deaf and the hearing - Kenyna Deaf peopl he is your link to change. He too is troubled by the usual peoblems we all have so he is no angel.
Josephine Kalunda - I admire her passion for politics and I am a supporter that she gets full into politics.
Susan Mugwe a very resiliant woman. I admire her courage and ability to bounce back.
KSLRP trainers - I support tis group of dedicated Kenyans working to bridge the hearing deaf gap. Dennis, Fransicscah, Petronila, Isabel, Washington, Mweri and Prof Okoth. Truly Kenyan at heart I love you people!!!!
LVCT for the Deaf in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu....I am blessed to know you all. Opiyo, Mumbi, Susan, Silvanus, I cannot remember all the names BUT I love what you are doing. God Bless you!@!
Deaf Churches and their pastors.....I love the fellowships and the opportunity to be in these congrigations.
Deaf Teachers in Deaf schools across the country you shape our future we are forever greatful for you work!
Parents of Deaf - We love you all. Kenya needs you all to arise and fight for your sons and daughter No more silence.
To my Deaf kenayn colleagues. Let there be the love unity and peace that we look for. I am being helped to say this to you in proper English for all to read and understand. Many of you think the world is not reading this. Shock on you the world is keenly watching Kenya.
PLease Mzee Bubu Publish this we need some progressive talk here.
thanks
Jack Owiti
Friend of the Deaf in Kenya.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
As the Disability Act continues to gather dust and cobwebs, ......
Kaparo flexes his muscle
Story by OWINO OPONDO
Publication Date: 9/13/2007
House Speaker Francis Kaparo yesterday flexed his muscle, slapping perhaps the harshest sanction ever on a Cabinet minister.
Because of Finance minister Amos Kimunya’s failure to put into effect an Act of Parliament, Mr Kaparo ordered Parliament not to discuss any Bills, motions, sessional papers or any other legislative matter sponsored by the ministry.
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Meanwhile no one is least bothered about the Disability Act, itself an Act of parliament, enacted even even earlier - in 2003. There is also alot to be done to make the presence of deaf as a marginalized group known. Quite often whenever someone talks about the disabled, s/he refers to the physically handicapped. Ha!!!
M.K. is watching this space.
Story by OWINO OPONDO
Publication Date: 9/13/2007
House Speaker Francis Kaparo yesterday flexed his muscle, slapping perhaps the harshest sanction ever on a Cabinet minister.
Because of Finance minister Amos Kimunya’s failure to put into effect an Act of Parliament, Mr Kaparo ordered Parliament not to discuss any Bills, motions, sessional papers or any other legislative matter sponsored by the ministry.
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Meanwhile no one is least bothered about the Disability Act, itself an Act of parliament, enacted even even earlier - in 2003. There is also alot to be done to make the presence of deaf as a marginalized group known. Quite often whenever someone talks about the disabled, s/he refers to the physically handicapped. Ha!!!
M.K. is watching this space.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Jack Owiti has taken it upon himself to talk for they deaf people, because thedeaf people cannot speak for themselves. Read on.
My dear friend, let us move from political patronage, masquerading to be benevolent and imposing foreign ideas onto our local Deaf people. As Raila rightly said what this country needs is a bridge – We are happy to be that tool carrying the aspirations of the Kenyan people to the Promised Land.
- Aland that recognizes Kenyan Sign Language
- A land where qualified interpreters are available to the Deaf free
- A land where the Deaf are not oppressed at home, school, work or community
- A land where there is interpretation on TV, Parliament, National holidays and at hospitals, churches, prison…
- A land where Deaf people become doctors, lawyers, business people
- A land where the Deaf are not objects of benevolence but equal partners in development
- A land where Kenyan Deaf students ins schools have teachers speaking their language KSL
- A land where Mzee Bubu and Kiziwi will be a happy place to gossip, share jokes and not fight some experts!
This is my
Vision
Dream
Passion
Mantra
For the Kenyan Deaf Community! This is more tangible than paying 30% PAYE to KRA for the MPs to gulp it into their mheshimiwa potbellies!
JackOwiti!
- Aland that recognizes Kenyan Sign Language
- A land where qualified interpreters are available to the Deaf free
- A land where the Deaf are not oppressed at home, school, work or community
- A land where there is interpretation on TV, Parliament, National holidays and at hospitals, churches, prison…
- A land where Deaf people become doctors, lawyers, business people
- A land where the Deaf are not objects of benevolence but equal partners in development
- A land where Kenyan Deaf students ins schools have teachers speaking their language KSL
- A land where Mzee Bubu and Kiziwi will be a happy place to gossip, share jokes and not fight some experts!
This is my
Vision
Dream
Passion
Mantra
For the Kenyan Deaf Community! This is more tangible than paying 30% PAYE to KRA for the MPs to gulp it into their mheshimiwa potbellies!
JackOwiti!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Disability Act yet to be put in force, says MP
Publication Date: 9/12/2007
An MP yesterday claimed the Disability Act passed by Parliament four years ago was yet to be implemented.
Mr Sammy Weya (Alego Usonga, Narc) rose soon after question time to request a ministerial statement from the minister for Home Affairs, Mr Moody Awori, who doubles as the Vice-President.
The MP accused the Executive of taking members for granted.
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Some one has said the deaf cannot stand on an empty stomach. I am reminded of this truism, "Its better to die on our feet than to live on our knees". Its up to the deaf to make a choice.
An MP yesterday claimed the Disability Act passed by Parliament four years ago was yet to be implemented.
Mr Sammy Weya (Alego Usonga, Narc) rose soon after question time to request a ministerial statement from the minister for Home Affairs, Mr Moody Awori, who doubles as the Vice-President.
The MP accused the Executive of taking members for granted.
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Some one has said the deaf cannot stand on an empty stomach. I am reminded of this truism, "Its better to die on our feet than to live on our knees". Its up to the deaf to make a choice.
DEAF PEOPLE, STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
We are going to use this blog to discuss issues affecting the deaf people. The problems facing the deaf are huge and lets not lie to ourselves that some self styled politicians will look after them once they get to power. The disabled are a tiny minority and no politician will be least bothered with their votes. Already, the deaf are completely divided supporting this or that politician depending on their ethinicity. The Luos, who form the bulk of leadership of the deaf, are already campaigning for Raila, telling the deaf that he will look at their interests (now that interests me. May be those guys believe they will get jobs but if they do the rest of deaf won't get a morsel!).
The deaf should unit and speak with one voice. They should stand up and be counted. You won't be counted when you are begging all the time. The deaf should put their resources to revive KNAD and put in place mechanisms to ensure a few individulas won't hold them hostage by making the national association their family property, like Muirus "Kuna Nuru Gazani"! Placing illiterate leaders at the helmanship of KNAD, such as the current chairman who cannot even speak/write proper english, is to insult ourselves.
Mzee Kiziwi will welcome all positive contributions and publish them in the main page. Come on and speak up.
M.K.
The deaf should unit and speak with one voice. They should stand up and be counted. You won't be counted when you are begging all the time. The deaf should put their resources to revive KNAD and put in place mechanisms to ensure a few individulas won't hold them hostage by making the national association their family property, like Muirus "Kuna Nuru Gazani"! Placing illiterate leaders at the helmanship of KNAD, such as the current chairman who cannot even speak/write proper english, is to insult ourselves.
Mzee Kiziwi will welcome all positive contributions and publish them in the main page. Come on and speak up.
M.K.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Kenya to get award for excellence - Do we need development or empty politics?
Story by PATRICK NZIOKA
Publication Date: 9/11/2007
The Kenyan Government has once again been nominated for an international award for improved performance in the public service.
The nomination by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, is awarded to those who excel in innovations in transforming Government service.
Performance contracts
It is the second award for the Government in transforming the civil service in as many months.
Recently, the country got the UN award for comprehensively introducing performance contracts across all cadres in the service.
Government spokesman Alfred Mutua says on the official Web site that the award is in recognition of the democratic growth taking place in the country where the Government is now accountable to the people as a result of reforms.
Rapid results
“The Government is now more accountable to the people through initiatives like the rapid results that is being rolled out whereby ministries deliver results in 100 days as well as other reforms including the performance contracting,” Dr Mutua said yesterday.
According to him, Harvard University conducts its own survey globally and ranks countries. Kenya is among three countries in Africa to make it to the top of the list, according to Dr Mutua.
It is only the top 20 that are selected to fight it out for the overall award.
Five finalists and a first winner of the IBM Award will be chosen from the top 20 and the winner will be announced and honoured at a reception and dinner on September 24, in Washington, DC.
Publication Date: 9/11/2007
The Kenyan Government has once again been nominated for an international award for improved performance in the public service.
The nomination by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, is awarded to those who excel in innovations in transforming Government service.
Performance contracts
It is the second award for the Government in transforming the civil service in as many months.
Recently, the country got the UN award for comprehensively introducing performance contracts across all cadres in the service.
Government spokesman Alfred Mutua says on the official Web site that the award is in recognition of the democratic growth taking place in the country where the Government is now accountable to the people as a result of reforms.
Rapid results
“The Government is now more accountable to the people through initiatives like the rapid results that is being rolled out whereby ministries deliver results in 100 days as well as other reforms including the performance contracting,” Dr Mutua said yesterday.
According to him, Harvard University conducts its own survey globally and ranks countries. Kenya is among three countries in Africa to make it to the top of the list, according to Dr Mutua.
It is only the top 20 that are selected to fight it out for the overall award.
Five finalists and a first winner of the IBM Award will be chosen from the top 20 and the winner will be announced and honoured at a reception and dinner on September 24, in Washington, DC.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
‘Human Rights’ a Disguise for Human Wrongs
Editorial by Philip Ochieng, The Nation (Nairobi), 20 May 2001
What explains the crying contradiction that, although lawyers are some of the loudest advocates of “human rights”, they are also some of the crassest thieves from clients? It is that the neo-liberal has only the narrowest understanding of human rights.
To him, human rights are confined to distilled politics and law—distilled, that is, emptied of all economic, cultural and intellectual substrata.
As long as individuals can vote, assemble, speak and move without let or hindrance and are “equal” before the law, they are as free as the birds above us!
Politics and law have become ends in themselves, to be pursued in total isolation from whatever else society is doing. The question is never arises: Why does society need to govern itself?
Sociologists have long provided the answer. People agree to submit to governance only because they are convinced that it is what can optimise and rationalise the production and distribution of their wherewithal.
Econo-material relationships, then, should be the subject matter of all politics and law. This is the whole scandal of liberalism. Although tenure and appropriation are increasingly irrational, and the situation explosive, the need to resolve this tension is never on the agenda of political debate.
That is, indeed, the system's definition. Modern liberalism is economics “liberated” from politics. Capital has been privatised, freed from public policy. What remains public is “pure” politics. Politics has been reduced to procedural issues, a ritual of electing a government, whose job it is merely to police.
To the classical liberal social scientist—from Adam Smith to David Ricardo—there was no separation of economics from “political science”, where “political science” is no more than civics. Politics and economics were studied together as political economy (economy as the content of society and politics as its container).
But once politics has been divested of all material content and the Abstract Individual declared its only beneficiary, society—the political state—has neatly absolved itself from all responsibility for the Concrete Individual.
Because the state has confined all rights to the politico-legal arena, it is easy for it to remain silent on the economics of those rights, namely, their affordability. Liberalism proclaims rights but shirks all social duty to implement them.
The right to sue, for instance, is as useless to the concrete individual as is the claim that Kenyans are free to eat in any Nairobi restaurant. The mass can enjoy these rights only through social action. As individuals, they cannot eat anywhere even if you proclaim a thousand laws. The abstraction of law allows them to enter Allan Bobbe's Bistro. But their poverty is the concrete barrier.
However, since their faculty of thought is so inchoate, the people imagine that they are free as long as they have the licence to bark at the Government, take it court, even vote it out.
As I say, the freeing of economics from political inspection and social responsibility ineluctably results in Grand Canyons between poverty and wealth. Yet these gaps never unduly rankle the consciences of the affuent.
It is what enables our lawyers to speak incessantly about their own “right” to gallivant to pour forth embarrassing political stupidities and, when accosted for it, to whine about their “human rights” being “abused”.
For a liberal is just that: a hollow gut given to eternal meaningless chatter, an empty tin which—as long as his property is safe—makes the loudest noise about freedom.
Democracy is his daily singsong. But, as soon as anything really democratic threatens his wealth, he drops democracy like hot iron. He is totally unmoved by the groaning that his own thick skin occasions at the bottom of society.
Our professionals are not merely untouched by the penury that swallows our people like Okot p’Bitek's “pythons of hunger”. They even descend upon them with the ferocity of Jaws.
More and more of our lawyers are pocketing their clients' money even without intending to represent them in court. They hastily deposit their customers' court awards in their own bank accounts.
Many clients are very old people. Often it is their only money. Some have been saving it all their lives against just such an adversity. Then one day a lawyer calmly grabs it all.
He then attends his political party's rally to utter a whole jeremiad about the Government violating this and that “human right”, his conscience fully at home.
Human rights? Is a human being's humanity important only in the abstraction of gathering for speeches and voting? Does his humanity cease to be important in the concreteness of hunger, disease, nakedness, shelterlessness and the complete ignorance of the choices that may be open to him?
Isn’t free choice meaningful only when the person making the choice enjoys some leisureliness to enable him to become aware of his real self-interests? How can a person who spends all his energy trying to keep death at bay ever enjoy such a freedom?
In practice, such rights as the lawyer is talking about can be enjoyed only by his class. His old client cannot enjoy it because he doesn’t know how to dupe the people with the political abracadabra of many a NCEC. He has never heard of “the civil society” or a “people-driven constitution”.
ochieng@nation.co.ke
Copyright © 2001 The Nation. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com).
What explains the crying contradiction that, although lawyers are some of the loudest advocates of “human rights”, they are also some of the crassest thieves from clients? It is that the neo-liberal has only the narrowest understanding of human rights.
To him, human rights are confined to distilled politics and law—distilled, that is, emptied of all economic, cultural and intellectual substrata.
As long as individuals can vote, assemble, speak and move without let or hindrance and are “equal” before the law, they are as free as the birds above us!
Politics and law have become ends in themselves, to be pursued in total isolation from whatever else society is doing. The question is never arises: Why does society need to govern itself?
Sociologists have long provided the answer. People agree to submit to governance only because they are convinced that it is what can optimise and rationalise the production and distribution of their wherewithal.
Econo-material relationships, then, should be the subject matter of all politics and law. This is the whole scandal of liberalism. Although tenure and appropriation are increasingly irrational, and the situation explosive, the need to resolve this tension is never on the agenda of political debate.
That is, indeed, the system's definition. Modern liberalism is economics “liberated” from politics. Capital has been privatised, freed from public policy. What remains public is “pure” politics. Politics has been reduced to procedural issues, a ritual of electing a government, whose job it is merely to police.
To the classical liberal social scientist—from Adam Smith to David Ricardo—there was no separation of economics from “political science”, where “political science” is no more than civics. Politics and economics were studied together as political economy (economy as the content of society and politics as its container).
But once politics has been divested of all material content and the Abstract Individual declared its only beneficiary, society—the political state—has neatly absolved itself from all responsibility for the Concrete Individual.
Because the state has confined all rights to the politico-legal arena, it is easy for it to remain silent on the economics of those rights, namely, their affordability. Liberalism proclaims rights but shirks all social duty to implement them.
The right to sue, for instance, is as useless to the concrete individual as is the claim that Kenyans are free to eat in any Nairobi restaurant. The mass can enjoy these rights only through social action. As individuals, they cannot eat anywhere even if you proclaim a thousand laws. The abstraction of law allows them to enter Allan Bobbe's Bistro. But their poverty is the concrete barrier.
However, since their faculty of thought is so inchoate, the people imagine that they are free as long as they have the licence to bark at the Government, take it court, even vote it out.
As I say, the freeing of economics from political inspection and social responsibility ineluctably results in Grand Canyons between poverty and wealth. Yet these gaps never unduly rankle the consciences of the affuent.
It is what enables our lawyers to speak incessantly about their own “right” to gallivant to pour forth embarrassing political stupidities and, when accosted for it, to whine about their “human rights” being “abused”.
For a liberal is just that: a hollow gut given to eternal meaningless chatter, an empty tin which—as long as his property is safe—makes the loudest noise about freedom.
Democracy is his daily singsong. But, as soon as anything really democratic threatens his wealth, he drops democracy like hot iron. He is totally unmoved by the groaning that his own thick skin occasions at the bottom of society.
Our professionals are not merely untouched by the penury that swallows our people like Okot p’Bitek's “pythons of hunger”. They even descend upon them with the ferocity of Jaws.
More and more of our lawyers are pocketing their clients' money even without intending to represent them in court. They hastily deposit their customers' court awards in their own bank accounts.
Many clients are very old people. Often it is their only money. Some have been saving it all their lives against just such an adversity. Then one day a lawyer calmly grabs it all.
He then attends his political party's rally to utter a whole jeremiad about the Government violating this and that “human right”, his conscience fully at home.
Human rights? Is a human being's humanity important only in the abstraction of gathering for speeches and voting? Does his humanity cease to be important in the concreteness of hunger, disease, nakedness, shelterlessness and the complete ignorance of the choices that may be open to him?
Isn’t free choice meaningful only when the person making the choice enjoys some leisureliness to enable him to become aware of his real self-interests? How can a person who spends all his energy trying to keep death at bay ever enjoy such a freedom?
In practice, such rights as the lawyer is talking about can be enjoyed only by his class. His old client cannot enjoy it because he doesn’t know how to dupe the people with the political abracadabra of many a NCEC. He has never heard of “the civil society” or a “people-driven constitution”.
ochieng@nation.co.ke
Copyright © 2001 The Nation. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com).
Jack Owiti Wrote
Dear Mzee Kiziwi,
Here is an article I have for your blog....Please publish for the interest of your readers. thanks JO
Halting the Mask of Benevolence:- Empowering the Deaf Kenyans.
As a friend to the Deaf People in Kenya and throughout the world, I have come to appreciate and be part of a dynamic culture, heritage and history of the Deaf Kenyans. I have met some of the most brilliant people in this community and worked with some very excellent programs working with the Deaf.
However we have had several organizations come to Kenya masquarading as missionaries of benevolence helping and giving hope to the Deaf Kenyans. This has become a multi million venture where people of great intentions are sucked into the unending cycle of oppression, dictatorship and neocolonialism disempowering the Deaf leaders and reducing it to beggers and sweets/cigar peddlers and hawkers.
In 1985 SHIA and the Swedish Deaf people helped Kenya form and manage a national Deaf association. 20 Years later we are back at zero due to lack of capacity and empowerement. This is not to discredit SHIA or paint black it's good name, we acknowledge and are thankful for the benevolence and goodwill though we recognize there have been several mistakes and gaps in this process. Personally I still believe that KNAD was disadvantaged to be funded by one donor for that long without systems or mechanism for accountability and transparency.
Over the last two decades there have been several organizations coming into Kenya and establishing 'great' project ideas and visions. Sadly they have not learnt from the mistakes of their forefather - Perpetuation of the Mask of Benevolence. My opinion is that these organizations have never appreciated community entry approaches, view the Deaf as objects of benevolence and not partners in development and are 'copy/pasting' foreign solutions to complex local issues. Many of these organizations have fueled the continued oppression of the Deaf Kenyans, muzzled the voices of the weak and poor while 'eating the ugali' in their big mansions and driving huge luxurious cars in the name of 'helping' Deaf Kenyans. To name a few such initiatives -
- sponsorship of Deaf children....this is not a new thing in Kenya. KSDC has been doing it since 1950s - WHY Replecate?
- digital/interactive KSL manual/dictionary or learning resource - in 2003 Peace Corps volunteers and KSLRP developed an infrastructure for this. Nothing new under the sun ...dah!!!
- support for KNAD to pass through a foreign INGO? this in my opinion is the highest form of neo colonial mask I have ever seen. How can the monkey sit in the jury judging the matters of the forest?
- We need championing in the area of Deaf blindness - many blind Kenyans have a voice but not the Deaf blind -why?
- We do not have a parents of the Deaf initiative making noise for policy change in the education of the Deaf - Free primary education is a case in point - Deaf children receive KES 2,000 compared to the other who receive 5 or even ten times the amount What went wrong? - Simple wrong people being consulted and key stakeholders being neglected period!
As a Kenyan and a critic of these initiatives and organizations I would like to elaborate the key priorities of the Deaf Kenyans as expressed by faceless Deaf Kenyans in English and in a non threatening environment:-
Clearly we have the following priorities that need to be addressed:-
1. Recognition and acceptance of Kenyan Sign Language as the native language of the Kenyan Deaf people - It is the official language for business, instraction and mode of transfering culture and Deaf history and heritage.
2. Coordination of the various scarce resources available for this community. The Finance, Personell and Infrastructure need to be chaneled, phased and equally distributed to the key areas of need - Education, Employment and Environment.
3. Strengthening of KNAD or similar organizations eg KSLRP, KSLIA, and Regional branches of KNAD to better represent the Deaf from these regions.
4. Policy amendments - PWD Act 2003, Special Education Act/policy need to be amended to explicitly and implicitly talk about the Deaf issues - Language, Education, accessibility, healthcare - deaf VCT is a starting point we need the whole continum of care. Policy change is the begining, implementation strategy is very very critical.
5. Empowerment, Empowerment, empowerment - Deaf Kenyans need to be trained, mentored and see models that work. Shinning examples are right here with us - Liverpool VCT, DOOR International, DMI, Peace Corps/Kenya etc etc They are making a difference because they are educating the Deaf and giving them a chance to prove themselves.
I would like to challenge my fellow development workers and the directors and program managers to rethink the strategies that they are employing and to refocus their energies to the bigger issues
- Policy Change - Key to successful advocating.
- Education - Key to success
- Empowerment - Key to good governance
The resounding prophetic call is - NOTHING FOR US WITHOUT US!!! Those who hear and transform will be saved the hardliners will keep fueling the mask of benevolence and keep disempowering the Kenyan Deaf community - Enriching themselves pretending to make a difference with the little hand outs.
Join me in Halting the Mask of Benevolence and fight for the Empowerment of the Deaf Kenyans. The time for those advocating for change is NOW. Stand or be blown away.
Stop the mask! It is your enemy!
Jack Owiti,
Kenyan and Friend to the Deaf in Kenya.
Here is an article I have for your blog....Please publish for the interest of your readers. thanks JO
Halting the Mask of Benevolence:- Empowering the Deaf Kenyans.
As a friend to the Deaf People in Kenya and throughout the world, I have come to appreciate and be part of a dynamic culture, heritage and history of the Deaf Kenyans. I have met some of the most brilliant people in this community and worked with some very excellent programs working with the Deaf.
However we have had several organizations come to Kenya masquarading as missionaries of benevolence helping and giving hope to the Deaf Kenyans. This has become a multi million venture where people of great intentions are sucked into the unending cycle of oppression, dictatorship and neocolonialism disempowering the Deaf leaders and reducing it to beggers and sweets/cigar peddlers and hawkers.
In 1985 SHIA and the Swedish Deaf people helped Kenya form and manage a national Deaf association. 20 Years later we are back at zero due to lack of capacity and empowerement. This is not to discredit SHIA or paint black it's good name, we acknowledge and are thankful for the benevolence and goodwill though we recognize there have been several mistakes and gaps in this process. Personally I still believe that KNAD was disadvantaged to be funded by one donor for that long without systems or mechanism for accountability and transparency.
Over the last two decades there have been several organizations coming into Kenya and establishing 'great' project ideas and visions. Sadly they have not learnt from the mistakes of their forefather - Perpetuation of the Mask of Benevolence. My opinion is that these organizations have never appreciated community entry approaches, view the Deaf as objects of benevolence and not partners in development and are 'copy/pasting' foreign solutions to complex local issues. Many of these organizations have fueled the continued oppression of the Deaf Kenyans, muzzled the voices of the weak and poor while 'eating the ugali' in their big mansions and driving huge luxurious cars in the name of 'helping' Deaf Kenyans. To name a few such initiatives -
- sponsorship of Deaf children....this is not a new thing in Kenya. KSDC has been doing it since 1950s - WHY Replecate?
- digital/interactive KSL manual/dictionary or learning resource - in 2003 Peace Corps volunteers and KSLRP developed an infrastructure for this. Nothing new under the sun ...dah!!!
- support for KNAD to pass through a foreign INGO? this in my opinion is the highest form of neo colonial mask I have ever seen. How can the monkey sit in the jury judging the matters of the forest?
- We need championing in the area of Deaf blindness - many blind Kenyans have a voice but not the Deaf blind -why?
- We do not have a parents of the Deaf initiative making noise for policy change in the education of the Deaf - Free primary education is a case in point - Deaf children receive KES 2,000 compared to the other who receive 5 or even ten times the amount What went wrong? - Simple wrong people being consulted and key stakeholders being neglected period!
As a Kenyan and a critic of these initiatives and organizations I would like to elaborate the key priorities of the Deaf Kenyans as expressed by faceless Deaf Kenyans in English and in a non threatening environment:-
Clearly we have the following priorities that need to be addressed:-
1. Recognition and acceptance of Kenyan Sign Language as the native language of the Kenyan Deaf people - It is the official language for business, instraction and mode of transfering culture and Deaf history and heritage.
2. Coordination of the various scarce resources available for this community. The Finance, Personell and Infrastructure need to be chaneled, phased and equally distributed to the key areas of need - Education, Employment and Environment.
3. Strengthening of KNAD or similar organizations eg KSLRP, KSLIA, and Regional branches of KNAD to better represent the Deaf from these regions.
4. Policy amendments - PWD Act 2003, Special Education Act/policy need to be amended to explicitly and implicitly talk about the Deaf issues - Language, Education, accessibility, healthcare - deaf VCT is a starting point we need the whole continum of care. Policy change is the begining, implementation strategy is very very critical.
5. Empowerment, Empowerment, empowerment - Deaf Kenyans need to be trained, mentored and see models that work. Shinning examples are right here with us - Liverpool VCT, DOOR International, DMI, Peace Corps/Kenya etc etc They are making a difference because they are educating the Deaf and giving them a chance to prove themselves.
I would like to challenge my fellow development workers and the directors and program managers to rethink the strategies that they are employing and to refocus their energies to the bigger issues
- Policy Change - Key to successful advocating.
- Education - Key to success
- Empowerment - Key to good governance
The resounding prophetic call is - NOTHING FOR US WITHOUT US!!! Those who hear and transform will be saved the hardliners will keep fueling the mask of benevolence and keep disempowering the Kenyan Deaf community - Enriching themselves pretending to make a difference with the little hand outs.
Join me in Halting the Mask of Benevolence and fight for the Empowerment of the Deaf Kenyans. The time for those advocating for change is NOW. Stand or be blown away.
Stop the mask! It is your enemy!
Jack Owiti,
Kenyan and Friend to the Deaf in Kenya.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Shane and Shiru Gilchrist Ó hEorpa?
Is Shane Gilchrist o Euorpa married to one Shiru of Humble Hearts?
Mzee Kiziwi has received this unsubstantiated and annonymous message:
Shane, we await your comments before I remove.
Listen you pigs trying to discredit KSLRP:
You are no match to the achievements of Washington Akaranga, Prof. Okoth Okombo and Jefwa Mweri and all those good Deaf Sign Language Teachers at the University of Nairobi!
KNAD is Dead and burried. The only reason it exists is because of the fertile imagination of Wango and Mzee Bubu.
It cannot be revived since you do not kill a snake and then try to do Cardio Pulmonary Resusciation!
You burn it you fools!
KSLRP has set up Kenyan Sign Language into the force which it is today! They have made dictionaries of our sign language, researched and documented our original aspects of signs at a time when Oralism was the main mode of education in Kenya, taught virtually every interpreter in Kenyan soil, among a host of many achievements!
If they have parted ways with Wango, it is because they cannot accept to be strange bedfellows with an evil and corrupt snake!
Now the whole country respects the pioneering work of Kenyan SIgn Language Research Project. Peace Corps will never work with KNAD's Wango because of the way he has abused the American Taxpayers money, especially that of the August Bomb Blast Funds meant to teach newly Deafened Kenyans basic sign language!
Now even Wango, Opiyo, Joel Runners, whole shit and capoodle including Mzee Bubu and Nickson Kakiri run to KSLRP when they need favours! Shane was there only a few months ago, requesting for a meeting place at KSLRP because he does not wish to pay a hotel space in town. When he leaves he sends a serries of abusive emails against Kenyans including KSLRP!
Let us leave these people at KSLRP alone you pig Mzee Bubu!
If you Mzee Bubu are Shane then you must know that that your prostitute of a Kerugoya girl friend (her former boyfriend, Kamau died of TB/AIDS and now we hear you married her and gave her the name Shiru Gilchrist) goes to KSLRP to learn sign language so as to help you steal money from Humble Hearts primary school in Nairob!
The soonest you realise that you or your Maseno prof. are no match to the member of the National Academy of Science, prof. Okoth Okombo the best for you!
By the way, what qualifications do you have, you gay Shane? I am sure that there are many deaf Kenyans who are more educated than you are.
Your only asset is the pale skin of yours which makes it possible to get more funds than Nilotic Nickson Kakiri!
03 September 2007 12:14 (in mzee bubu and mzee kiziwi)
Mzee Kiziwi has received this unsubstantiated and annonymous message:
Shane, we await your comments before I remove.
Listen you pigs trying to discredit KSLRP:
You are no match to the achievements of Washington Akaranga, Prof. Okoth Okombo and Jefwa Mweri and all those good Deaf Sign Language Teachers at the University of Nairobi!
KNAD is Dead and burried. The only reason it exists is because of the fertile imagination of Wango and Mzee Bubu.
It cannot be revived since you do not kill a snake and then try to do Cardio Pulmonary Resusciation!
You burn it you fools!
KSLRP has set up Kenyan Sign Language into the force which it is today! They have made dictionaries of our sign language, researched and documented our original aspects of signs at a time when Oralism was the main mode of education in Kenya, taught virtually every interpreter in Kenyan soil, among a host of many achievements!
If they have parted ways with Wango, it is because they cannot accept to be strange bedfellows with an evil and corrupt snake!
Now the whole country respects the pioneering work of Kenyan SIgn Language Research Project. Peace Corps will never work with KNAD's Wango because of the way he has abused the American Taxpayers money, especially that of the August Bomb Blast Funds meant to teach newly Deafened Kenyans basic sign language!
Now even Wango, Opiyo, Joel Runners, whole shit and capoodle including Mzee Bubu and Nickson Kakiri run to KSLRP when they need favours! Shane was there only a few months ago, requesting for a meeting place at KSLRP because he does not wish to pay a hotel space in town. When he leaves he sends a serries of abusive emails against Kenyans including KSLRP!
Let us leave these people at KSLRP alone you pig Mzee Bubu!
If you Mzee Bubu are Shane then you must know that that your prostitute of a Kerugoya girl friend (her former boyfriend, Kamau died of TB/AIDS and now we hear you married her and gave her the name Shiru Gilchrist) goes to KSLRP to learn sign language so as to help you steal money from Humble Hearts primary school in Nairob!
The soonest you realise that you or your Maseno prof. are no match to the member of the National Academy of Science, prof. Okoth Okombo the best for you!
By the way, what qualifications do you have, you gay Shane? I am sure that there are many deaf Kenyans who are more educated than you are.
Your only asset is the pale skin of yours which makes it possible to get more funds than Nilotic Nickson Kakiri!
03 September 2007 12:14 (in mzee bubu and mzee kiziwi)
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