Last Change:

01/23/2025

National Policy on Family Promotion and Protection

Year: 2023

Type: Domestic policy

Rights Category: Family life

Description

This policy provides a more detailed definition of the family within the Kenyan context.

Key Definitions:

  • Family: "A societal group that is related by blood (kinship), adoption, foster care or the ties of marriage (civil, customary or religious) of two persons of opposite sex." 
  • Extended Family: "A multigenerational family that may or may not share the same household."