[1][4] Kenya's Paralympic campaign had funding issues, which made it difficult for its sportspeople to attend world championship events as part of their Rio qualifying efforts.

[3] Kenya finished sixth among all African countries on the gold medal table.

[8] Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.

[9][10] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition.

[5][6][7] The funds of Sh8 million for 19 athletes had been approved by the government prior to the team heading to the African Games in Brazzaville, Congo in September.

At that event, the Kenyan squad won four gold, four silver and three bronze medals.

The Kenyan NPC hopes they can get wild card draws in athletics that will allow the club to send track and field competitors to Rio.

[3] Gabriel Magu was given a wild card invitation to participate in powerlifting in Rio.