A/HRC/15/8 Vision 2030 programme. Turkey noted that the maternal and infant mortality rates had remained high. It made recommendations. 39. Bolivia acknowledged Kenya’s Vision 2030, encouraging the inclusion of economic, social and cultural rights in order to improve living standards. It noted efforts to alleviate poverty through the promotion of employment and productive activities, and it encouraged Kenya to ensure food security. Free education had led to overcrowded schools and reduced quality. Information about the implementation of the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on indigenous peoples was sought. Bolivia made recommendations. 40. Botswana appreciated Kenya’s commitment to improving human rights, including through the witness protection programme, National Vision 2030 and programmes relating to children’s rights. It hoped that Kenya would benefit from cooperation with the United Nations human rights system. Botswana made recommendations. 41. Spain recognized the democratic progress that Kenya had made by reviewing the Constitution. It invited Kenya to hold consultations with relevant communities and civil society in order to develop programmes aimed at ensuring adequate housing for all. Spain made recommendations. 42. Morocco acknowledged the duration and scope of Kenya’s Vision 2030, allowing for the promotion of all manner of rights, including national reconciliation, employment and the just and equitable development of all regions. The contribution made by the “Kazi Kwa Vijana” programme to the fight against poverty as well as the objective of the Constituency Development Fund were recognized. Morocco welcomed the constitutional and judicial reforms. It made a recommendation. 43. Niger welcomed the formulation of Kenya’s Vision 2030 and the establishment of the national human rights commission in conformity with the Paris Principles. Niger made recommendations. 44. The United States of America noted with satisfaction the establishment of a police reform commission and asked about the progress achieved. It remained concerned that the police continued to kill, arbitrarily arrest and extort bribes and failed to observe the due process of law, and that the Government had not fully implemented recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry on Post-Election Violence. It urged that Parliament amend the Witness Protection Act to improve the mechanism for the protection of individuals testifying against human rights abuses. It made recommendations. 45. The head of the Kenyan delegation thanked delegations for their encouraging comments. Kenya was in the process of ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, and had ratified ILO Convention No. 143, on Migrant Workers. Kenya had laws that protected the rights of migrant workers and their families, as demonstrated by the Employment Act of 2007. The International Organization for Migration was supporting Kenya in that regard. 46. Concerning the employment of persons with disabilities, the Persons with Disabilities Act required employers to reserve 5 per cent of their employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. It also prohibited discrimination by employers and required them to provide reasonable accommodation for such persons. Further, the law provided for tax incentives for the employers of persons with disabilities. 47. The practice of female genital mutilation was on the decline, although wide disparities among geographic areas were witnessed in that regard. Vision 2030 referred to female genital mutilation, and measures that had been taken included the establishment of a National Committee on the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation, the formulation of a national policy on female genital mutilation, a draft bill on female genital mutilation and various awareness-raising campaigns across the country. 7