The Senate of Kenya is currently inviting members of the public to submit their views on the Autism Management Bill, 2025. This is an important opportunity for parents, guardians, caregivers, autistic persons, and allies to influence a law that will shape autism services and support in Kenya for years to come.
Deadline for submissions: Monday, 22 December 2025
Why this matters
The Autism Management Bill will affect:
- Access to diagnosis and healthcare
- Support in schools and learning environments
- Government funding for autism-related services
- Support for parents and caregivers
- How national and county governments respond to autism
Public participation is a constitutional right in Kenya. Your lived experience as a parent or caregiver is valuable and must be heard.
How you can participate
Participating is simple and does not require legal knowledge.
- Read the Bill or the summary
You can review the full Autism Management Bill and the official Senate Digest to understand what is proposed. - Use our parent-friendly guides
We have prepared:- A simple parents’ guide explaining what the Bill means in everyday language
- A sample submission letter that you can edit in just a few minutes
- Submit your views to the Senate
You can send your written submission by email or deliver it as instructed by the Senate Standing Committee on Health. - Email to: clerk.senate@parliament.go.ke and copy to healthcommittee.senate@parliament.go.ke
Download helpful resources
To make participation easier, we have made the following documents available for download on this website. Click on the links below to download the documents
- The Autism Management Bill, 2025
- The Senate Bill Digest
- Parent-friendly explainer guide
- Sample parent submission letter
These materials are designed to help you clearly and confidently share your views.
Your voice matters
Laws are stronger when they reflect the real experiences of families. By submitting your views, you help ensure that the final law:
- Respects the dignity of autistic persons
- Supports families and caregivers
- Aligns with Kenya’s Constitution and disability rights commitments
📢 Please do not miss this opportunity.
🕔 Public participation closes on Monday, 22 December 2025.
Together, we can advocate for better support, inclusion, and dignity for autistic persons and their families in Kenya.
1.Can we have more vocational schools for our young adults, were they learn a skill that helps them be independent and contribute to the society.
2. If more schools can have well trained teachers with special need skills and well equipped with resources to help our autistic children learn better and feel empowered and a sense of belonging.
3. Can we have inclusion in normal schools for neurodiverse children because special schools are very expensive.
4. Creation of job opportunities for special need children
5. Affordable speech therapist
6. Creation of autism awareness to minimize stigma in our society .
The worst fear of every special needs parent is what will happen to my child when am no more, so it will be much appreciated if we can have organizations in every county that check up on these kids and their parents or caregivers.
That is exactly what is needed.We want our children that is in the spectrum to be able to care for themselves as me day when we are not there to take care of them
Parents and guardians of children living with autism should be assisted
Government should create environment that’s friendly to these children especially bimclu
Inclusion in regular schools
Let us have every subcounty with an EAC center and 2 fully equiped special schools with free transport because public transport charges extra or don’t carry wheelchair learners.
.Schools that can accomadate kids on the sprectrum and have well trained teachers.
.Shadow teachers if necessary in public school and private schools .
.Fair examinations
.Well defined caregivers
.Affordable speech therApy sessions
As a caregiver of a child with autism, I welcome the Autism Management Bill, 2025 because it finally begins to address long-standing gaps in early detection, diagnosis, and support services for our children and families, especially the need for trained professionals and accessible diagnostic centres across the country.
However, I also urge lawmakers to ensure that the Bill goes beyond policy language and delivers practical, well-funded services on the ground — including community-based support, caregiver training, and specialised educational opportunities near where families live. Many of us struggle daily with limited services and high costs, so the success of this Bill will depend on real implementation, not just good intentions.
Finally, it’s important that caregivers and autistic individuals themselves are involved in shaping the final law so it truly reflects our lived experiences and needs.
I would ask the government to train more therapies for speech and occupation since they are so expensive
I would ask the government to start campaigns for creating awareness about autism since there is a lot of stigma in the society
This very formative our kids are very potential if only supported and catered with resources they need they can go far