Mr Isaac Kelvin Onyango
Contact
- Email: k2347848@kingston.ac.uk
- Location: Penrhyn Road
- Faculty: Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- School: School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Department: Department of Law
Research project: DISABILITY SOCIO- ECONOMIC RIGHTS DELIVERY - A CASE FOR AFRICA (KENYAN) INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Abstract
Approximately fifteen percent (15 %) of the world's population live with a disability. This represents a potential market of more than 3.4 billion people when family members and caregivers are included. Eighty (80%) of this population live in developing countries characterized by poverty and low income per-capita. The problem therefore is realizing the socio-economic rights of the disabled (e.g. their right to work, to education, to health) in a low-income economy.
In interrelating poverty with disability, disability may increase the risk of poverty, through lack of employment and education opportunities. Similarly, poverty may increase the risk of disability through malnutrition, inadequate access to education and health care. As a result, disability-poverty cycle is likely to continue unless the socio- economic rights of the disabled are delivered.
This project will demonstrate by way of research the connection between disability, economic development and delivery of socio- economic rights.
- Research degree: PhD
- Title of project: DISABILITY SOCIO- ECONOMIC RIGHTS DELIVERY - A CASE FOR AFRICA (KENYAN) INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Other research supervisor: Dr Philip Harris
Biography
I have had the experience of working for:-
1. Downs Syndrome Society of Kenya as a researcher, legal advisor and trainer on intellectual Disability Rights for a period of 4 years.
2. Access Bank in charge of Disability Banking Model. Analyzing and overseeing the implementation of Disability Banking within Kenya and possible impact this may create within Disability Financial Development.
3. The University of Nairobi as Researcher working for the East African Law Journal then based in the University of Nairobi
4. Prime Bank Kenya Limited- Legal advisory within Commercial and corporate law space.
Areas of research interest
- Human Rights (Disability Rights)
- Commercial and Corporate law place in Human Rights Delivery
- Developmental Economics place in Human Rights Delivery
- Commercial law
- Corporate Law
Qualifications
- Masters in Law LLM Syracuse University - Comparative Disability Law
- Post Graduate Diploma the Kenya School of Law
- Bachelor of Laws LLB The University of Nairobi
- International Woman's Rights Stanford University
Funding or awards received
- Kingston University Studenship