The Blind or visually impaired people in Kayonza District have complained against the lack of white canes which help them as a mobility tool used to detect objects in the path of a user.
During the celebration of International Day of White Cane, the Blind said the cost of the cane is high with reference to their financial capacity.
In 2010, MINISANTE conducted a study on visually impaired people and found that in 64,000 blinds country wide include 144, 000 with one eye while only 10% of three thousand members of Rwanda Union of the Blind possess white canes.
The Chief Executive of Rwanda Union of Blinds, Kanimba Donatile said the Union will continue to advocate for them.
Initially, one white cane costs around Rwf 25000 to Rwf 30 000.
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