State Department for Children Services — government agency handling child protection cases and safeguards against online child abuse in Kenya.
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… e Senate the safeguards are in subsidiary regulations, industry guidelines, ethical codes and the regulatory interventions of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, the Media Council of Kenya, Kenya Film Classification Board and the State Department for Children Services …
We've safeguards against online child abuse, says KabogoThe Child Welfare Society of Kenya, in partnership with Kitui West MP Edith Nyenze, provided essential supplies including infant formula, diapers, beds, food, and a water tank to two families in Mutonguni Ward. One family's triplets lost their mother to post-childbirth complications; in the other, the father departed in search of work and did not return.
6 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Child Welfare Society of Kenya, in partnership with Kitui West MP Edith Nyenze, provided essential supplies including infant formula, diapers, beds, food, and a water tank to two families in Mutonguni Ward. One family's triplets lost their mother to post-childbirth complications; in the other, the father departed in search of work and did not return.
6 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A specialised eye hospital has opened in Kisumu, offering optical, general, and surgical eye-care services to patients in Nyanza, Western Kenya and the wider East African region. Governor Prof Anyang' Nyong'o said the facility would help address the region's need for specialised eye care and allow patients to access treatment closer to home instead of travelling to Nairobi.
12 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The government has disbursed KSh 6,000 to households in the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programme, covering April, May and June 2026 at KSh 2,000 per cycle. The Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services confirmed the funds are available for withdrawal through contracted Payment Service Providers, with disbursement having commenced on July 31.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's government has distributed cash transfers totalling Sh6,000 (three months of Sh2,000 each for April, May and June 2026) to households enrolled in the CT-OVC programme, available for withdrawal through payment service providers nationwide from July 31.
4 August 2026 · Capital News →
An opinion piece argues that water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) determine child survival, health, education, dignity and development, and calls on governments, development partners, communities and families to accelerate efforts toward universal access for all children, aligned with the 2026 Day of the African Child theme.
16 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A guest columnist argues that positive, non-violent discipline aligned with Kenya's Constitution and Children Act is the appropriate response to recent student unrest, rather than stricter punitive measures.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana has raised concern in the Senate over an increasing number of missing children cases across Kenya, warning that the trend has exposed serious gaps in child protection systems. She called for urgent interventions to strengthen child safety mechanisms and improve coordination among agencies tasked with protecting children, citing recent cases including a five-year-old from Nyeri County whose body was found in March 2026 and a one-year-old whose death was confirmed in April 2026.
4 June 2026 · The Standard →
The Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services expressed condolences to families affected by a fire tragedy at Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School in Gilgil, Nakuru County, and said child protection personnel have been deployed to provide safeguarding, family reunification, and psychosocial support for survivors and the bereaved.
28 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A six-year-old girl identified as Shantel Nekesa went missing in Kamuthanga village, Sagana, after an unknown person approached her as she left school and walked away with her. CCTV footage showed the girl with a stranger who bought cakes at a nearby shop; the family later received calls about sightings at a shopping centre and reported the incident to Sagana Police Station.
24 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The State Department for Children Services reported 10,581 child protection cases between January 2025 and March 2026, with abandonment accounting for 6,820 cases, abductions for 1,952, missing children for 1,636, and trafficking for 173. Nairobi County recorded the highest number of reported cases.
23 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Information and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo told the Senate that Kenya has legal, regulatory and administrative safeguards to protect children from harm online, including subsidiary regulations, industry guidelines, ethical codes, and interventions by the Data Protection Commissioner, Media Council of Kenya, Kenya Film Classification Board and State Department for Children Services. Kabogo said these instruments are aligned to international treaties and UN guidance.
14 May 2026 · The Standard →