The Ministry of Education is set to hold the 20th edition of the Kenya Special Schools National Athletic Championships in Nairobi County where 850 learners will be participating.
The championship was officially launched by the Principal Secretary for Basic Education, Dr Belio Kipsang at Dagoretti High School yesterday, April 22.
“The government has provided an inclusive education for all children, thereby making it possible for learners with special needs to fully participate in education including co-curricular learning experiences,” said Dr. Belio.
He said that every learner had unique potential which educational institutions should nurture to the fullest, adding that special Sports and games are a unifying factor for persons with disabilities to thrive.
Belio said sportsmen and women had helped to inspire the nation, aside from shaping appropriate attitudes.
He therefore asked drivers of School Buses to exercise utmost care while taking learners to the various destinations, reminding his counterparts in the Ministry of Interior and National Coordination to provide the necessary security for the learners in Eldoret, Kisumu and Mombasa where different co-curricular events are taking place.
In particular, the PS asked the heads of schools where the learners are putting up to ensure uttermost hygienic conditions of the facilities the learners are using during the occasion.
The championships will feature track events such 50M and 100Mwalks, 50M and 100Mrace, 50M and 100M shopping race for Boys and Girls, among others.
By Allan Kibet
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