Current News
- Responses to Request for Clarification on the Tender for PSPs
- ADDENDUM- Extension of Tender Submission Date
- Key Note Address by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Hon Simon K. Chelugui, EGH During the Launch of the Report on the “Minimum Age of Consent for Sex: Addressing the Dilemma”
- Guidelines for Child Protection Case Management and Referral in Kenya
- Child Protection Report 2016- 2019
- Despatch from the Cabinet 25th February 2021
- The Institute of Social Work Professionals Bill, 2020
- Government Releases Kenya Shillings Eight Billion, Seven Hundred and Twenty-Eight Million and Fifty-Six Thousand (Kshs.8,728,056,000) for payment to beneficiaries enrolled in the cash transfer programmes.
Featured Stories
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Cabinet Secretary Hon. Simon Chelugui with Hon. Priscilla Nyokabi, Commissioner National Gender and Equality Commission (Right) and Dr. Joyce Mwikali, Chairperson NGEC (left) during the launch of the report.
Kenya to maintain age of consent for sex at 18, says Labour CS
By Evelyn Makena
22nd March, 2021
Cabinet Secretary, Labour and Social Protection, Simon Chelugui has said that the age of consent for sex should not be lowered from 18 years. His stance on the issue, caps off a debate sparked in 2019 after the Court of Appeal ruled that the country revises the Sexual Offences Act, 2006 . Speaking on Wednesday last week during the launch of Minimum Age of Consent for Sex : Addressing the Dilemma report, Chelugui said that the decision not to lower the age of consent was for the best interest of the Kenyan children. Read More
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OBSERVANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THE YEAR 2020 Theme: “Building Back Better: towards a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”.
Date: 3rd December, 2020 Time: 10.00 am Venue: Thika Primary School for the Blind Chief Guest: The Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Theme: “Building Back Better: towards a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable [...]
Meeting With Parliamentary Committee on Labour and Social Welfare to discuss the Children Bill
Date: Friday 6th November, 2020 to 7th November, 2020 Venue: Whitesands
European Union Monitoring Cash Transfer Mukuru
Date: 5th November, 2020 Time: 10:00am Venue: Mukuru The function was Officiated by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Hon. Simon K. Chelugui, EGH
