The government is planning to link social protection systems used by agencies, including the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), as part of efforts to improve how beneficiary information is shared across government.

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The upgraded platforms are expected to connect with several government databases and systems, including SHA, NSSF, the Integrated Population Registration Service (IPRS), the National Registration Bureau, Civil Registration Services, and various cash transfer and social protection programmes.

For Kenyans, the planned integration could make it easier for government agencies to coordinate social protection services by allowing relevant information to be exchanged between systems instead of being held in separate platforms.

The government says the upgraded systems will enable secure and efficient data exchange among stakeholders, which could help improve how beneficiaries are identified and managed across different social protection programmes.

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Additionally, the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs has invited consultants to upgrade the Enhanced Single Registry (ESR) and Community Development Management Information System (CDMIS), which will support the planned integration.

The assignment will involve improving both the front-end and back-end of the ESR and CDMIS platforms and strengthening their ability to exchange data with the connected systems.

Further, the planned integration is part of the Second Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project (KSEIP-2), which is funded by the World Bank.

KSEIP-2 seeks to expand social protection support for vulnerable children, adolescents and working-age adults while strengthening the systems used to deliver government assistance.

The programme plans to scale up the Economic Inclusion Programme from five to 20 counties , support selected beneficiaries to adopt climate-resilient livelihoods and link graduates to contributory social insurance schemes.

It also targets vulnerable children and adolescents through programmes addressing malnutrition, educational attainment and teenage pregnancy.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke