George Ochola Woud Gem

George Ochola Woud Gem Journalist/Global Disability Advocate/Sign Language Instructor

Dear February, please be a good month to me.Bring peace to my heart and clarity to my mind. .....
01/02/2026

Dear February, please be a good month to me.

Bring peace to my heart and clarity to my mind.

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31/01/2026

The government should establish Conviction Integrity Centre to review some cases especially where people are wrongly jailed. Sometimes even judges might not get the facts right because the evidence they use to prosecute cases point directly to the accused even if they're innocent.

31/01/2026

😭😭 This 90-year-old deaf mother has gone three days without food or water outside the UNHCR office. She is weak, exhausted, and neglected.
No one should suffer like this. Please help her any support counts.

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A grown-up man decided to r**e and kill this kid yesterday yani wanaume wengine wako na unyama gani 😭😭😭😭
31/01/2026

A grown-up man decided to r**e and kill this kid yesterday yani wanaume wengine wako na unyama gani 😭😭😭😭

31/01/2026

Hard life, Wrong Choice

He has been dragging his leg, pretending to have a physical disability for 3 years now, but finally caught...

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28/01/2026

Don't force yourself to someone father....

She poisoned her 3 children and all died due to a disagreement with her husband in Mlolongo.
27/01/2026

She poisoned her 3 children and all died due to a disagreement with her husband in Mlolongo.

Yvonne Okwara: Do you know Oketch Salah?Winnie Odinga: I've met him. And just like everyone, nobody really knows him. He...
27/01/2026

Yvonne Okwara: Do you know Oketch Salah?

Winnie Odinga: I've met him. And just like everyone, nobody really knows him. He should be at Mathari Hospital or at the DCI.

27/01/2026

Two qualified and well trained women with disabilities were denied employment purely because of their disability. This is unacceptable.

Kenya has strong laws and policies promoting equal opportunity for persons with disabilities, and many companies have been trained through programs supported by National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), United Disabled Persons of Kenya -UDPK, Riziki Source , CBM Kenya, Light for the World Kenya, and others. Inclusion should not stop at training or policy documents.

Denying capable candidates employment due to disability exposes the real challenges PWDs continue to face in the workplace. This matter should be investigated, and the responsible company held accountable. Equal opportunity must be practiced, not just preached.

Credit Source Geoffrey Mosiria KE

27/01/2026

A child locked in a granary for 7 years simply because he had an intellectual disability.

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Technology and Deaf CommunicationSometimes, technology helps Deaf people more than hearing people especially Deaf people...
27/01/2026

Technology and Deaf Communication

Sometimes, technology helps Deaf people more than hearing people especially Deaf people who can read and write well.

There is an app called Live Transcribe. It changes speech into text in many languages. I have used it in different international virtual meetings and it really helped me communicate.

On YouTube, there is auto captioning. It is not perfect, but it helps. Some video apps and smartphones can also change speech into text while someone is talking.

But let’s be honest.

Can technology translate sign language into text or speech?
If I sign in Kenya Sign Language, can technology translate it into English?
No. Not yet. Some research is happening, but it is not ready.

WhatsApp can transcribe short voice notes. If you send me a voice note in English, I can read it.
But if I send you a video in sign language, and you don’t know sign language, you will need an interpreter.

And please remember technology is not perfect. So don’t assume voice notes work for everyone.

Technology is trying to solve communication problems, but it is still far from equal.
Deaf people who use Deaf English are often left behind.
Hearing people who don’t know sign language are also limited.

There is more to say.
There are more examples to share.
This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Let’s keep learning. Let’s keep talking.

I love seeing my friends happy, succeeding, falling in love and just living life to the fullest.
27/01/2026

I love seeing my friends happy, succeeding, falling in love and just living life to the fullest.

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