Last Change:
01/23/2025
National Policy on Family Promotion and Protection
Year: 2023
Type: Domestic policy
Rights Category: Family life
Link to external source:
https://www.socialprotection.go.ke/sites/default/files/Downloads/National%20Policy%20on%20Family%20Promotion%20and%20protection%20(2)%20(1)%20(1).pdf
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."