  Mr Saleh W. Makori - Chairman
He relinquished his position when he was transferred to Kisumu where he joined Victoria Disabled Development Society. After three years, he was elected Chairman of the organisation. He served the organisation in that capacity for two years when he was transferred to Kitale. While in Kitale, together with some friends, they realised the need to form a nation-wide organisation for the disabled. Thus came the birth of Kenya Disabled Development Society in 1992. Mr Makori was elected Chairman and has been serving in that capacity to date. Peter Bodo Ong'aro - Secretary General Born in 1959, Peter became
physically disabled due to a polio infection in infancy.
He began attending He began his professional life as an un-trained teacher from 1981 - 1985 when he joined Kilimambogo Teachers Training College for a P1 course (In - Service). Completing his course in 1988, he went back to teaching. He was posted to Joyland Special School for the Physically Handicapped in 1990 where he remained till 1995 when he joined the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) to pursue a two year Diploma course in Special Education. He completed the course in 1997 and returned to teaching. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Education (Special Education) at Kenyatta University. Mr Bodo is a very talented person having many achievements in various fields. He is also a very determined person as evidenced in his rise from an un-trained teacher to a (would-be) university graduate. He has held several local and national offices serving the disabled and others alike. He is also an accomplished writer and has authored the following papers and articles:
His hobbies are scouting, sports, music, reading, drama, arts, writing articles and exchanging views on disability issues or projects/exchange programmes with other disabled persons. His ambition is to further his education to PhD level on disability studies. This dream can only come true through acquisition of scholarships or grants for educational advancement in USA, UK, Denmark, Norway, etc.
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An Administrator by profession, Mr
Makori is physically handicapped. His interest in
Disabled societies began way back in 1980 when he got
employed by the Kenya Government. That year, he formed
Kericho Disabled Self Help Group which he headed for five
years. 
Primary School in 1968 at Joytown
Special School in Thika. He later joined the mainstream
education system in 1975 at St Patrick's Primary School,
Kericho where he sat for his Certificate of Primary
Education (CPE) passing highly. After that he joined
Kericho Day Secondary School in 1976 where he sat for his
East African Certificate of Education (EACE) in 1979 and
obtained a second division.