This archive report was first published on 15 July 2020.
Published on July 15, 2020, a report on the state of social protection in Kenya has revealed that the bulk of the vulnerable population in the country is yet to benefit from the government's social protection coverage.
The joint Social Development Goals report, dubbed 'progressive pathway towards universal social protection system in Kenya,' recommends the expansion of social protection as well as strengthening of linkages between social protection, agriculture, and livelihood opportunities.
According to the report, 78 per cent of vulnerable persons have been excluded from the government's social protection coverage, with only 12 per cent of households benefiting from social protection.
Despite the country expanding the coverage of its national cash transfer to reach 1.3 million households in 2019, 12 per cent of Kenyans remain food insecure.
Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said the government remains committed to ensuring coverage of those excluded while improving the delivery and support of the 22 per cent already covered by government interventions.
Chelugui spoke during the launch of the Kenya Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund for Social Protection.
The SDG joint programme aims to support the government to operationalize universal social protection, through the generation of evidence, advocacy, and policy development of specific plans and financing strategies to make social protection for all Kenyans a reality.
