Senate invites public views on Social Protection Bill, 2025
The Bill aims to create a comprehensive legal and institutional framework to guide the implementation of social protection interventions.
The Senate has urged members of the public to submit their views on the Social Protection Bill, 2025 (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2025), a proposed law that seeks to establish a national framework for supporting vulnerable individuals and households in Kenya.
In a public notice issued by the Clerk of the Senate, Jeremiah Nyegenye, Kenyans are invited to present written memoranda on the Bill.
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The Bill, which was read for the first time in the Senate on May 13, 2025, has been committed to the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare for further scrutiny.
Clerk Nyegenye stated that the Committee is expected to consider public input when preparing its report for the Senate.
“The Committee is required, under standing order 145(5) of the Senate Standing Orders, to facilitate public participation on the Bill and to take into account the views and recommendations of the public when the Committee makes its report to the Senate,” Nyegenye says in the notice.
“In accordance with the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution and standing order 145[5] of the Senate Standing Orders, the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare now invites interested members of the public to submit any representations that they may have on the Bill by way of written memoranda.”
The proposed Social Protection Bill, 2025 (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2025), introduced by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah in the National Assembly, aims to create a comprehensive legal and institutional framework to guide the implementation of social protection interventions.
The Bill seeks the establishment of the National Board for Social Protection, which would coordinate efforts to cushion individuals and families in need from socio-economic risks, build resilience, and enhance overall well-being.
“The principal object of the Bill is to reduce poverty and vulnerability and improve the well-being of people by providing assistance, services, and programmes that build human capital and cushion people against risks and contingencies throughout their cycles,” Ichung’wah said in the Bill’s explainer.
If passed, the Bill will offer financial relief to individuals who find themselves without work following unexpected economic or environmental crises.
To allow for public engagement, the Senate has invited written memoranda from individuals, civil society, and other stakeholders.
Submissions should be delivered to the Office of the Clerk of the Senate, located at the Main Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, or sent via email. All input must be received by Thursday, June 5, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
In addition, the Standing Committee will conduct a public hearing on the Bill on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mini Chamber, First Floor, County Hall, Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, and members of the public are encouraged to attend.
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