Dar es Salaam, April 16 -- ZANZIBAR: THE Zanzibar National Council for People with Disabilities, Executive Secretary Ussi Khamis Debe, has urged stakeholders to push for the ratification of the African Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

He said the support will help the document to be submitted to the Parliament for approval.

Mr Debe said that ratifying the protocol would help implementing disability rights across various sectors in the country.

He said so far, about 15 African countries have ratified the protocol.

Tanzania has yet to ratify it, but is in the process, aiming to ensure its commitment to protecting disability rights.”

He said meetings helps move the process forward before the protocol is officia...