Transcript GLOBAL PRODUCTION AND RISING INEQUALITY: A SURVEY …

NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL
PROTECTION
KENYA
A Policy Dialogue and South-South Learning Event
Johannesburg, South Africa
11th -14th October, 2010
Presented by Prof. Jacqueline Oduol
Secretary for Children Affairs
Ministry of Gender, Children & Social Development
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Overview of social protection
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Social protection in Kenya is seen as policies
and actions which enhance the capacity and
opportunity for citizens:
Ensures improved access to services and
income generation opportunity
Provide risk management services (including
protection & rehabilitation of assets and
livelihood systems)
Safety nets to those without income
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Coverage
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Social Insurance – Mainly for people in formal
employment (contributory)
◦ National Social Security Fund (NSSF) –
Membership of about 800,000
◦ National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
◦ Civil Service Pension Scheme - Estimated to
cover about 125,000 persons (2003)
◦ Occupational Pension Scheme –Estimated to
cover about 1,352 persons
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Coverage
Older Persons Programme 33,000 households
 OVC programme 85,000HH currently (122,815
HH in 2010/2011). (The most established cash transfer
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programme with all structures in place )
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Hunger Safety net programme(37,000
beneficiaries)
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Challenges in Implementing SP
interventions in Kenya
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Different sectoral interventions which are
fragmented and uncoordinated leading to:
Inadequate information sharing between actors
 Risk of duplication
 Inclusion & exclusion error is high
 Resources sometimes not appropriately invested geographical and sectorally
 Risk of abuse or loss of resources is increased
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Some proposed Social Protection
Instruments
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Cash transfers (conditional /non conditional)
Direct Feeding Programs
Food Subsidies
School-Based Food Programs
Insurance ( contributory/ non- contributory)
Microfinance
Price Subsidies
Subsidized Agricultural Inputs
Public Works Programs
Waivers and Exemptions
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Proposed Institutional framework
Coordinate National Social Protection
interventions
 Build synergies and take advantage of various
competencies of agencies implementing Social
Protection interventions ( involvement of all
stakeholders)
 Deliver efficient, cost-effective and equitable SP
services
 Ensure that Social Protection interventions have
the widest possible reach of beneficiaries
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Information Management System – to
be established
◦ The system will maintain an inventory of all
SP Programmes in the country
◦ Establish a consolidated Single Registry for
targeting SP beneficiaries
◦ Establish an M&E system to track the
beneficiaries of all Social Protection
programmes
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Proposed Financing mechanisms for SP
Government of Kenya being the core funding
agency
 Private sector and market based government
agencies e.g. NSSF, NHIF
 Civil Society Organizations
 Development Partner
 Community
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Challenges
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Getting consensus of all stakeholder in some
areas:
Definition, scope & coverage of social protection
Housing of the SP policy
• Affordability and Financing SP
• Policy issues vs immediate response (programs &
projects)
• Duration of support of target groups
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Opportunities
Political commitment
 SP was in the manifestos of some political
parties
 Social protection is a flagship programme in the
country’s Development Plan
 International and Regional commitments Kenya
has made through various conventions and
protocols
 The constitution of Kenya
 Various secotral policies and Legal Frameworks
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Way Forward
Enhance multi-sectoral participation in the SP
process
 Finalization & dissemination of the SP Policy
 Establishment of sound institutional structures
for implementation of the policy
 Putting in place credible long-term policies
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