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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If I may continue, the Ministry of Devolution and Planning supports the children and youth through a trust fund with partner institutions. The partner institutions are registered charitable and community based organizations which are vetted and approved for funding to undertake rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of street families. Selection and funding is pegged on a set criteria on specific parameters which, includes enrolment of street families in the institutions whether day scholars or boarders under rehabilitation programmes, among others. On the population of street families per county, there are no reliable non- segregated statistics on street families per county. However, available data from some sources, for example, Netherlands International Organization indicate that there are 250,000 to 300,000 street families in Kenya. Nonetheless, plans are at an advanced stage for the SFRTF, in conjunction with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, to undertake a national survey of street families in 23 major towns and cities spread across the country. These towns are Mombasa, Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu, Kisii, Migori, Lodwar, Meru, Embu, Kitale, Machakos, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Nakuru, Nanyuki, Malindi, Naivasha, Garissa, Nyeri, Isiolo and Thika. More towns will be included if funds will be available. Finally, some of the fund’s successes are that there are 774 social workers and different cadres of staff working in partner institutions who have been trained. Secondly, the SFRTF has financially supported partner institutions in rehabilitations, education and vocational programmes. For instance, in the last five years, a total of Kshs328 million has been disbursed for this purpose and over 8,200 reformed street children and youth enrolled back to primary and secondary schools countrywide. There are over 18,000 former street children reintegrated with families and communities. There are over 50 reformed street youths who are pursuing university education locally and abroad. There is a drop in centre in Tononoka Social Hall in Mombasa. The UNICEF, in collaboration with other stake holders, supported the establishment of child protection centre countrywide. Over 800 youths underwent National Youth Service (NYS) training. Finally, the fund created for Nyeri Children and Youth Empowerment Centre which is catering for more than150 street families currently and has a capacity to absorb 750 more. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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