Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Embarks on Vetting Ministerial Performance Contracts for FY 2024/2025

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, in collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Performance, and Delivery Management, has launched an exercise to vet ministerial performance contract commitments for the 2024/2025 financial year. The event was attended by key government officials, including Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection Dr. Alfred Mutua and Deputy Chief of Staff Eliud Owalo.

Labour Ministry to Rate Employment Agencies to Protect Kenyan Job Seekers, CS Mutua Announces

Nairobi, 27th September 2024

 The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection is set to introduce a rating system for employment agencies as part of efforts to maintain accountability and protect Kenyan job seekers, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Alfred Mutua has revealed. Speaking at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi during the official opening of the Kenya-German Labour Migration Conference and Job Fair, Dr. Mutua emphasized the need for integrity in the industry.

The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, Dr. Alfred Mutua, has announced a series of reforms aimed at streamlining the recruitment and deployment process for Kenyans seeking employment abroad. Speaking at a meeting with private recruitment agencies and home care training institutions at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Dr. Mutua revealed that the new measures were the result of extensive consultations with key stakeholders both in Kenya and overseas.

The Principal Secretary State Department for Labour and Skills Development urged stakeholders in the labour sector to play their roles diligently in ensuring eradication of all forms of violence and harassment in their workplaces. He said this when he addressed the stakeholders during the closing of the second Employment and Labour Relations Annual Symposium and Exhibition (Elrase 2) at the University of Nairobi's Chandaria Hall.

Labour and Social Protection CS, Dr. Alfred Mutua, inaugurated two important bodies that will strengthen harmony within Kenya’s labour sector: the National Labour Board, General Wages Council and Agricultural Wages Council. These councils, which were recently gazetted, will play key roles in addressing labour-related issues and determining fair wages for workers.