Kenya’s Older Persons Bill reaches Cabinet, PS Motari says
Social Protection PS Joseph Motari says the Older Persons Bill is finished and now before Cabinet, ahead of going to Parliament. He spoke at a population ageing conference in Hangzhou, China.
Kenya is preparing a law on the welfare and rights of older persons. Social Protection Principal Secretary Joseph Motari said the Older Persons Bill is finished and now sits with the Cabinet. Once the Cabinet has considered it, the bill will go to Parliament, The Star reported. According to The Star, the bill would create a stronger legal and institutional framework to protect older persons. It aims to strengthen their participation, dignity, protection, care, development and empowerment. It would also set out how government agencies and other stakeholders coordinate their work for an ageing population. Motari said the bill was drafted in consultation with older people and other stakeholders. "The older persons of Kenya have what we want them to have, their own Act," he said. He added that the draft was finished "with close consultation of the vulnerable persons themselves." The PS spoke…
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