Education for Children with Special Needs in Kenya: A Review of Related Literature
Abstract
Children with special needs in Kenya for many years were not given adequate attention with regard to their
education. These children like their counterparts, have a right to free and compulsory basic education as
provided for in international conventions to which Kenya is a signatory as well as in legal and policy
frameworks in Kenya. Providing education for children with special needs is therefore one way of ensuring that
their right to basic education is protected. This will in turn promote national development by providing a secure
environment that enhances good health to allow people with special needs participate in social and political
activities. This article therefore, provide insights on children with special needs from a review of related
literature, with a special focus on the history of special needs education in Kenya, policy frameworks on special
needs education, management and administration of special needs education institutions as well as discussions
on selected categories children with special needs in Kenya.
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