Deaf model wants institutions to get sign interpreters

Babelynn, who is the reigning Miss Tourism Mombasa, said she had personally suffered, even as a beauty queen, in public places as there are very few laws protecting the deaf Photo: Courtesy

Babelynn Mukila, the 22-year-old model who made history by becoming the first girl to win a major national beauty pageant, wants public institutions to employ sign interpreters to help hearing impaired people.

She also wants the Government to come up with policies to ensure that people with hearing impairments get equal rights and opportunities in every sector.