The Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary, Alfred Mutua, has revealed that the government is set to conduct a certification process to regulate children's homes in the country.
Speaking during the handing over of the State Department for Children Welfare Services to the newly appointed Principal Secretary, Carren Ageng'o, on Wednesday, April 23, Mutua stressed that the certification of children's homes will ensure adherence to proper standards.
The CS did not, however, disclose when this process will kickstart. "In collaboration with the Child Welfare Society and with the strong support of PS Shadrack Mwadime, PS Joseph Motari, PS Carren Ageng'o, and other senior officials, we are moving to regulate children's homes through a structured certification process to ensure proper standards are upheld," he said.
Children at a playground Photo East African Playgrounds / Play Action International Mutua has further said that the government is keen to increase and equip the number of rehabilitation centres across the country to reduce the number of street kids, as well as nurture them. "Encouragingly, we have witnessed a noticeable reduction in the number of street families.
