REQUEST FOR STATEMENT

REQUEST FOR STATEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SHELTERS AND SAFE SPACES FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE MOTHERS
 
On 17th April Senator Esther Okenyuri, MP rose pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a matter of national concern regarding the establishment of shelters and safe spaces for homeless children and vulnerable mothers in major cities and urban centers across Kenya.
In the Statement, the Committee should address the following:
1. Whether the National Government , in collaboration with County Governments, has established well-equipped shelters and safe spaces in major cities and urban centers to provide temporary and transitional housing for homeless children and vulnerable mothers.
2. Whether the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in partnership with relevant stakeholders has developed and implemented a comprehensive national policy framework for the rehabilitation, reintegration and empowerment of homeless children and vulnerable mothers.
3. Whether County Governments, through their social welfare and child protection departments, have identified rescue and holistic support services including counseling, education, vocational training and healthcare to street children and vulnerable mothers.
4. The adequacy of the budgetary allocations made for the construction, staffing and maintenance of these shelters to ensure sustainability and efficiency in service delivery.
5. Whether a multi-agency approach exists to enhance collaboration between government agencies, civil society organizations and development partners to strengthen interventions aimed at addressing the root causes of homelessness among children and mothers and to facilitate their social and economic reintegration

1. Whether the National Government , in collaboration with County Governments, has established well-equipped shelters and safe spaces in major cities and urban centers to provide temporary and transitional housing for homeless children and vulnerable mothers.

2. Whether the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in partnership with relevant stakeholders has developed and implemented a comprehensive national policy framework for the rehabilitation, reintegration and empowerment of homeless children and vulnerable mothers.

3. Whether County Governments, through their social welfare and child protection departments, have identified rescue and holistic support services including counseling, education, vocational training and healthcare to street children and vulnerable mothers.

4. The adequacy of the budgetary allocations made for the construction, staffing and maintenance of these shelters to ensure sustainability and efficiency in service delivery.

5. Whether a multi-agency approach exists to enhance collaboration between government agencies, civil society organizations and development partners to strengthen interventions aimed at addressing the root causes of homelessness among children and mothers and to facilitate their social and economic reintegration.

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