Kenya – DSROI Platform

Rose Resiato on Indigenous Women with Disabilities

In this powerful testimony, Rose Resiato, a 36-year-old Maasai woman from Kajiado County, Kenya, shares her lived experience as an indigenous woman with a disability. She speaks about the layered challenges faced by Maasai women—especially those with disabilities—in navigating rigid gender roles, inaccessibility to education, exclusion from decision-making, and deeply entrenched cultural taboos around sexuality. […]

Disability and Sexuality in Kenya: In Conversation with Women Spaces Africa

This interview, conducted by Lilian Kivuti, explores the challenges that persons with disabilities face in Kenya when accessing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. Jumai Imainata, a disability and LGBTQ rights advocate, discusses issues such as physical inaccessibility in healthcare facilities, negative attitudes of healthcare providers, discrimination, and the lack of legal capacity […]

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and disability in Kenya

Liliane Kifuti, co-founder of Women Spaces Africa, shares a powerful account of the systemic barriers faced by girls and women with disabilities—especially queer women—in accessing sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya. She highlights challenges such as stigmatization by healthcare providers, societal discrimination, and violence against queer disabled individuals. Learn more about Women Spaces Africa […]

Women Spaces Africa – Short Documentary on SHRH and disability in Kenya

The “Women Spaces Africa” short documentary highlights the challenges faced by women with disabilities and queer persons in Kenya, particularly around accessing sexual and reproductive health services. It features personal testimonies that reveal widespread stigmatization, discrimination by healthcare providers, lack of informed consent, and societal barriers based on gender, disability, and sexuality. The documentary calls […]

“Disability, Sexuality, and Cross-Movement Organizing in Kenya In conversation: Blessol”

In this discussion, Blessol, a queer social rights activist from Kenya, shares insights on the intersectionality between disability rights and LGBTQI+ advocacy. The conversation explores the socio-economic challenges faced by queer persons with disabilities, the formation of coalitions bridging these movements, and the role of intersectionality in advancing human rights. Blessol discusses the challenges of […]