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    "content": "In other words, some of these people in those areas are not Kenyans. They come and undertake menial jobs like pulling carts and carrying other market wares from one place to the other for some meagre pay. Others are Kenyans that have been attracted to those areas to go and undertake that work and not necessarily from Kirinyaga County. Socio-economic conditions that the country has been experiencing for some years has led to an increase in the number of vulnerable people and families who live in the streets in a bid to earn a livelihood. These vulnerable persons usually result to begging for food and other forms of assistance in the streets. This number started rising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which left many households displaced due to loss of income, majority of who sought refuge in the streets. The second question on programmes for rescue and rehabilitation, street Families Rehabilitation Trust Fund developed a national policy on rehabilitation of street families. The policy provides guidelines on implementation of programmes, which include prevention of more persons going to the streets, rescue, rehabilitation, reintegration and resocialization. This will ensure that the programmes are effectively implemented in all urban areas, including Kirinyaga County. The Trust Fund is establishing Street Families Rehabilitation County Chapters, which are structures that coordinate rehabilitation of street families at the county and other lower levels. Kirinyaga County level is scheduled to be operationalised in the current financial year. In the third week of February 25, the trust's implementing partners operating in Kirinyaga and Murang’a counties in conjunction with the Director of Children's Services in Mwea Sub-County rescued a total of 14 boys working on the streets of Ngurubani, who have now been placed in rehabilitation centre in Murang’a for further assessment and placement. The business community is normally involved in such rescue missions as a way of sensitising them on the plight of street families. Upon rehabilitation, the beneficiaries are integrated back into society after being provided with economic empowerment strategies to ensure they sustainably settle within their community. They are also linked to relevant services and integration. I have listed some of the things that we are doing for Kirinyaga County. The last question is what the Government is doing to support street families in accessing formal education, obtaining Identity Cards (ID), and securing jobs outside the country. The Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, has developed the following strategies to assist and ensure the welfare of street families. One is the rescue aspect, the process of identifying, assessing and helping persons out of street situations for eventual rehabilitation, reintegration and resocialization for better living. Two is rehabilitation. This is where you restore their human dignity and privileges so that they also understand and through counselling, how they can actually fit back into society? Upon rescue, beneficiaries undergo an assessment to determine suitable placement within the education system so that children can go back to school. The ones who are over 18 years old are given their ID cards and internship opportunities are provided for those who have been trained. Any person with a skill, because the idea is if you are a street child, you are over 18. You have gone through The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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