Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua was on Tuesday, February 25, forced to explain the decision to withdraw funding to the Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK).
Appearing before the social protection committee to review the 2025/2026 Budget Policy Statement, representatives to the society revealed that the government had decided to stop the funding completely although it served over 700,000 children countrywide.
Some of the mandates it takes over include rescuing orphans and abandoned children, supporting children with severe disabilities, operating safe houses, facilitating adoption and foster care, and protecting children from dangers such as child labour.
Going forward, CWSK projected that cases of child trafficking and child exploitation would increase.
