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  • Kakamega County Youth Policy 2023 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2023)
    The Kakamega County Youth policy is developed in response to issues that affect the youth of the county and in Kenya by extension. Such issues include the mismatch between the skills needed in industry against what is ...

  • Kakamega County Children Policy 2023 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2023)
    This is a policy on children welfare and protection governing the County Government of Kakamega. The County Government of Kakamega formulates this policy as a framework to assist in enforcement of the salient provisions ...

  • Kakamega County Food Safety Policy 2023 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2023)
    The Kenyan food safety control system is multi-sectoral in approach and is embodied in various statutes implemented by various Government ministries, departments and regulatory agencies. The coordination mechanism among ...

  • Kakamega County Sustainable Land and Forest Management Policy 2022 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2022)
    Agriculture is important in Kenya’s national economy as it contributes to 27.3% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the survival of the Kenyan population is thus directly dependent almost entirely on land to derive ...

  • Kakamega County Community Health Services Policy 2021-2023 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2021)
    Community Health is the first level of health care provision that is constituted of interventions focusing on building demand for existing health services by improving community awareness, healthcare seeking behaviour ...

  • Kakamega County Sexual & Gender Based Violence Policy 2020-2030 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2020)
    Sexual and Gender based Violence (SGBV) refers to any act of violence that is perpetrated towards persons against their will and is based on gender norms and unequal power relationships (UNHCR, 2003). It encompasses ...

  • The Kakamega County HIV Aids and STI Control Policy 2020-2030 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2020)
    As at the end of 2018, Kakamega County had a prevalence rate of 4.5% of HIV. Out of this, the prevalence among men is 3.4% while that among females is 5.6%. This translates to an estimated 52,976 Persons Living with HIV. ...

  • Kakamega County Health Services Referral Policy 2019-2030 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2019)
    A referral is the process where a healthcare worker at one level of care seeks the assistance in the form of medical products, equipment, and expertise from a different level of care. These types of assistance can be sought ...

  • Kakamega County Integrated Corruption Prevention Policy 2016 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2016)
    One of the basic principles of public sector organisations is the proper use of public funds. It is, therefore, important that aJI those who work in the public sector are aware of the risk of and means of enforcing the ...

  • Kakamega County Complaints Management Policy 2016 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2016)
    The County Government of Kakamega provides a wide range of services to the public. In its commitment to the provision of quality service to customers, the Government regards complaints as an important avenue for ...

  • Kakamega County Attachment and Internship Policy 2016 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2016)
    Attachment/Internship programme is a vital componeqt of training. It provides youth and other trainees with opportunities to acquire, sharpen and th􀑦ir practical skills to complement their studies. The Kenya Government ...

  • Kakamega County Human Resource Training and Development Policy 2016 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2016)
    This Policy has been developed to provide guidelines and direction in which staff in the County Government ofKakamega shall be trained and developed to enable them to be able to provide efficient and effective service ...

  • Kakamega County Records Management Policy 2016 

    County Government of Kakamega (County Government of Kakamega, 2016)
    Records are invaluable assets that should be managed and protected in an organization or institution. They provide evidence that a particular action or transaction took place or that a particular decision was made. ...