Jubilee National Vice Chairman David Murathe said albinism is not a disability. [File, Standard]Albinism Society of Kenya has slammed Jubilee Party Vice Chairman David Murathe over his recent remarks targeted at the Persons with Albinism (PWAs). In fact, we are going to revisit the definition of persons living with disabilities,” Murathe was quoted as saying. “By stating that a person’s skin pigment is not a disability, Murathe goes against the very definition that identifies albinism as a genetic condition." Take a surveyThe society said Murathe’s remarks contravene a known fact that albinism is caused by a lack of melanin pigment in the skin that exposes persons with albinism to skin cancer.

Source: Standard Digital May 22, 2021 12:45 UTC