Directorates
The Directorate of Social Assistance (DSA) is mandated to coordinate and manage the implementation the Consolidated Cash Transfer Programme (CCTP), also referred to as Inua Jamii. The beneficiaries of the programme are Older Persons and Persons with Severe Disabilities.
Services:
- Identification and Registration of Inua Jamii Beneficiaries
- Facilitation of Payment of Inua Jamii cash transfers
- Updates on beneficiaries’ data and Grievance and management mechanism
- Communication and awareness creation on the programme
- Monitoring learning evaluation and research on Inua Jamii Programme
- Payment Service Providers:
- Payment is made through mobile money transfer
The Directorate of Social Development is anchored on the Community Registration Act, 2022. Its main mandate is to offer Community Group Registration and Rehabilitative Services to Persons with Disabilities (skills training) in the Country.
The National Social Protection Secretariat (NSPS) was established to guide and facilitate the integration, coordination & harmonization of social protection programme in Kenya under a national social protection system. It is mandated to provide strategic leadership, and management support and strengthen the governance structure to ensure effective coordination & execution of all social protection initiatives in Kenya.
The Directorate of Adult Learning and Education (DALE) was established in 1979 to spearhead the presidential directive on eradication of illiteracy. The provision of education to the youths and the adults is important as a vehicle for creating an enlightened human resource and generating self-employment. Adult learning and education enable adults to acquire knowledge, skills, values and attitudes, which are a prerequisite for meaningful and active participation of the individual in national development. The Directorate is guided in its mandate by the Special Board of Adult and Continuing Education (SBACE); Basic Education Act, 2013 No. 14 of 2013, Schedule 5. The structure of the Directorate is extensive, running from the headquarters down to the grassroots.