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Govt to Conduct Census for Kenyans With Albinism.

The Nation (Kenya)

| August 31, 2010 | COPYRIGHT 2008 AllAfrica Global Media. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Caroline Wafula

The Government has heeded to a request by persons with albinism in Kenya and plans to conduct a national survey to determine their current population.

Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya said on Tuesday the Ministry was unable to include a special code for the albinos in the just concluded national population and Housing survey as their petition had come late.

The census results do not therefore include figures to show their current number.

But Mr Oparanya told Parliament the Ministry has taken note of their concerns and was planning to have a special census using the provincial administration.

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