Welcome to Ministry of EAC, State Department for Social Protection
The Department of Social Development is one of the departments in the Ministry of East African Community, Labour and Social Protection. It has existed in various forms and under different government ministries and institutions since pre-colonial times.
The Department of Children Services is mandated from the Children Act 2001, to safeguarding and protect the rights and welfare of children for national prosperity. We lead, oversight, plan and coordinate child protection programmes and services in Kenya.
The Department of Social Assistance Unit (SAU) was established in 2016 by MEACL&SP under the consolidation strategy to implement the Consolidated Cash Transfer Programmes also known as ‘Inua Jamii’.
The Department of Social Protection Secretariat Kenya was established in 2010 to guide and facilitate integration, coordination and harmonization of Social Protection programmes in Kenya under a national Social Protection system.
