PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION 1: STRATEGIES TO ACCELERATE INCLUSIVE AND INTERGRATED SOCIAL PROTECTION

Welcome Remarks:

• Director, National Social Protection State Department: Jane Muyanga Kitili
• Principal Secretary, State Department for Social Protection: Mr. Joseph M. Motari
• Principal Secretary, State Department for ASALS & Regional Department: Mr. Idris Salim Dokota
• Principal Secretary, State Department of Labour and Skills Development: Mr. Geofrey Kaituku

Moderator: Carola Kenngott, Head of Country Capacity Strengthening and Government Assistant - World Food Programme

Keynote Speaker: Reaching the unreached: Making social protection systems inclusive of rural population:

Mr. Marco Knowles, Senior Social Protection Specialist & Team leader - Food & Agriculture Organization, Rome

Speaker 1: Emerging Social Registries in Social Protection and its effectiveness: Stephanie Bitengo – National Social Protection Secretariat

Speaker 2: The Case of Universal Child Benefit in Kenya: Richard Obiga, Programme Officer – National Social Protection Secretariat

BREAKOUT SESSION 1

Topic: Role of social protection in the changing nature of work: The Gig economy

Speaker 1:
Elizabeth Nkukuu- Ag. CEO Hustler Fund

Panel Discussion:

• Raimond Molenje , Director Legal, HR & Policy Advocacy - Kenya Bankers Association
• Angela Mwirigi, Director Digital Services
• Safaricom representative
• Airtel representative
• Telkom Kenya representative

Moderator: Richard Obiga, Programme Officer - NSPS

BREAKOUT SESSION 2

Topic: Capacity and skills in the social protection sector

Speaker 1: The journey towards an innovative curriculum development for social protection practitioners: Prof Ludeki Chweya - KSG

Speaker 2: Local Case studies done and validated - Intersection between Social Protection and Access to Health: Lydia Makena Micheni -HelpAge International

Panel Discussion:

• Juliet Maara - National Health Insurance Fund
• David Kamau - World Food Programme

Moderator: Jacynter Achieng Omondi, Deputy Director- NSPS

BREAKOUT SESSION 3

Topic: The Role of private sector in expanding Social Protection

Speaker 1: Gloria Ndekei, Executive Director of KEPSA Foundation

Speaker 2: Caroline Tett, Director Safeguarding & Advocacy, GiveDirectly
Panel Discussion:

• Saralyn Wairimu - Githinji - Equity Bank representative General Manager - Special Projects
• Anasticia Kimtai, Ag. Managing Director-KCB Bank
• Cooperative Bank representative
• CPA Sammy Muriu- Head Of Banking Services, Kenya Post Office bank

Moderator: Victor Malu, Consultant - Financiall Sector Deepening Kenya

PLENARY SESSION 2: DYNAMICS OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SECTOR IN THE ERA OF EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY

Keynote Address: Technology as an engine of economic growth, offering new possibilities in health care, education, communication and productivity: Richard Chirchir, Senior Software Developer - Development Pathways

Speaker 1: Possibilities of extending forms of contributory social insurance to those categories of workers currently lacking adequate support:
Richard Nyakundi Rori, Social Protection Policy and Research Analyst - NSSF

Speaker 2: Possibilities of extending forms of contributory social insurance to those categories of workers currently lacking adequate support:
Juliet Maara, Social Protection Specialist- NHIF

Speaker 3: Expansion of Contributory and non-contributory social protection systems International:
Aurelie Klein, Social Protection Programme Manager, Rwanda and Burundi, International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Panel Discussion:

• Bro Earnest Nadome, Assistance Secretary General - COTU
• Harun Hassan, Executive Director/ CEO - National Council of Persons with Disabilities
  Moderator: David Kamau, Social Protection Specialist - WFP

BREAKOUT SESSION 4

Topic: Leveraging on technology to increase access to Social Protection: A case study on identification of persons with disability

Speaker 1: Harun Hassan, Executive Director/ CEO – NCPWD

Speaker 2: Susan Momanyi, Social Protection Specialist - UNICEF Rwanda

Panel Discussion:

• Pauline Ngimwa, Acting Executive Director - Partnership for African & Governance Research
• Samuel Odawo, CEO Ulemavu Research Institute

Moderator: Dr Ana Gabriela Guerrero Serdan, Chief of Social Policy- UNICEF

BREAKOUT SESSION 5

Topic: Effective coordination of the Social Protection sector

Speaker 1: Mr. Omondi Otieno - Global Director CHASP

Speaker 2: Prof. Collins Miruka, Professor & Director School of Business and Management Studies technical University of Kenya

Panel Discussion:

Stephanie Bitengo - National Social Protection Secretariat

Moderator: Dr Samuel Siringi, Communications Consultant- SDSP

BREAKOUT SESSION 6

Topic: The future of innovations in social protection targeting

Speaker 1: Michael Kayemba, Innovations Director - Givedirectly Uganda Office

Speaker 2: Sarah Mkisa - Head of Monitoring, Accountability, Evaluation & Learning plus Digital Innovation – Save the Children

Panel Discussion:

• Dan Ouko - Global Development Incubator
• Peterson Ndwiga - Department of Social Assistance
• Dr George Kinyanjui - UNICEF

Moderator: Dr Luke Harman - Social Protection Specialist - UNICEF

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY

• National Anthem/ East African Anthem & Opening Prayers
• Welcome Remarks:
  Hon. Johnson Sakaja - Governor of Nairobi County & Host Governor
• Keynote Address: Pitch for Social protection
  Dr. Keetie Roelen Research Fellow / Co-Director, Centre for Social Protection, Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom
• Remarks by Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection:
  Hon. Florence Bore, MBS, CS, ML & SP
• Remarks by UN Resident Coordinator:
  Dr. Stephen Jackson
• Remarks by COG
• Remarks by Tripartite Partners ( COTU/FKE)
• Presidential Address
  H.E Dr. William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya & Commander in Chief of the Defense Forces
• Presidential Photo Session

Master of Ceremony: PPS

PLENARY SESSION 3: IMPACT OF SOCIAL PROTECTION INTERVENTIONS IN KENYA

Keynote Address: Integration of social protection systems in tackling life cycle risks: Prof. Gituro Wainaina - Professor of Business Analytics at the University of Nairobi - Faculty of Business and Management Sciences

Panel Discussion:

• Dr. Peter Kamunyo Gathenge, CEO - NHIF
• David Mwangangi, Ag. Managing Trustee/CEO - NSSF
• Habil Olaka, Chief Executive Officer - Kenya Bankers Association
• Harun Hassan, Executive Director/ CEO - National Council of Persons with Disabilities
• Judy Tuda, Director, Directorate of Social Assistance, State Department for Social Protection

Moderator: Dr Milkah Chebii - Financial Inclusion Expert

PLENARY SESSION 4: ACHIEVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE ON THE PROPOSAL LEGAL FRAMEWORKS THROUGH SOCIAL PROTECTION SCALEUPS

Setting the context:

• SPs anchored in the Kenya Constitution; Vision 2030 as a blue print;
• African Union Agenda 2063; shared values with SDGs;
• Social Protection Floors 202;
• The ILO Protocols and Social Protection.

Keynote Speaker: Presentations: Achieving the recommendations made on the Proposed legal frameworks through Social Protection scale ups: Dramane Batchabi, Regional Social Protection Specialist, Decent Work Team, Dakar - International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Panel Discussions:

• Kenneth Mwige, Director General - Vision 2030
• Hon. Alice Wambui Nganga, Chair of Social protection Committee - National Assembly
• Hon. Anne Waiguru, Chair Council of Governors

Moderator: Richard Obiga, Programme Officer - National Social Protection Secretariat

BREAKOUT SESSION 7

Topic: Experiences on enhanced SP coverage

Speaker 1: Role of Social Protection in achieving Zero Hunger: Sheila Nkunika - World Food Programme (WFP)

Speaker 2: Social Assistance coverage and Social Insurance coverage in Africa:

Dr Luke Harman - Social Protection Specialist - UNICEF

Panel Discussion:

• Dr. Hellen Magutu - ILO

Moderator: Mr. Peter Ombasa - NSPS

BREAKOUT SESSION 8

Topic: Opportunities for Inclusion of Forcibly Displaced People in Social Protection Systems.

Speaker 1: Danielle Trottler, Senior Social Protection Officer - UNHCR Regional Bureau for East, the Horn and the Great Lakes

Speaker 2: Hellen Owiti, Programme Development and Quality Director, Save the Children East & Southern Africa

Panel Discussion:

Felix Okech, Head of Relief and Refugees Operations World Food Programme

Caroline Njuki, Chief technical Advisor Prospects Project - ILO

Moderator: Omondi Otieno, Global Director - CHASP Advisory

BREAKOUT SESSION 9

Topic: Financing Social Protection in Kenya to Promote Inclusive Growth

Speaker 1: Dr Bob Muchabaiwa - Regional Social Policy Specialist- UNICEF

Speaker 2: Chebet Mungo, Chief officer, Finance & Economic Planning West Pokot County

Panel Discussion:

• Eunice Kigen - Budget Office - National Treasury
• Alexey Mwakidasa – World Bank Desk National Treasury
• Dr Nancy Nafula - KIPPRA,

Moderator: Yulia Smolyar, Senior Social Protection Specialist - World Bank

PLENARY SESSION 5: TOWARDS SHOCK RESPONSIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION IN EMERGENCIES

Keynote Speaker: The role of social protection in enabling households to adopt the changing climate: Gala Dahlet, Social Protection Officer - FAO Rome

Speaker 1: Social Protection as an instruction of achieving Children's Developmental Goals (A case of positive parenting for children with disabilities) Yvonne Arunga - Save the Children Country Director

Speaker 2: Operational linkages between social protection systems, disaster preparedness, early warning and management: Dr Asha Mohammed Secretary General - Kenya Red cross

Panel Discussion:

Early action infrastructure in advance of shocks, pandemics and calamities: mitigation measures to address climate vulnerability

Panel Discussions:

• Dr. Richard Erlebach, Deputy Development Director British High Commission, Nairobi
• Dr Sam Owilly - BOMA
• Alice Gugelev, Director - GDI
• Peter Murgor - Red Cross
• Dr Mary Mwale - Ministry of Agriculture
• Barrack Okoba, Team leader, Resilient Food and Livelihood Systems (RFLS) - FAO

Moderator: Richard Nyakundi Rori - Social Protection Policy and Research Analyst, NSSF

PLENARY SESSION 6: FINANCING SHOCK RESPONSIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION

Presenter 1: Early Action and shock responsive social protection a global perspective:
David Kamau, Social Protection Specialist - WFP

Presenter 2: Role of national governments in addressing shock-responsive SP - Financing of National Drought Emergency Fund in Kenya - A case of increased funding to cushion the vulnerable population in seasons of drought: Lt Col (Rtd), Hared Hassan Adan CGSU (USA), NDU (USA): CEO - NDMA, Ministry of ASALs

Presenter 3: Additional financing for strengthening Ethiopia's adaptive safety net: Degu Lakew, Director- Ministry of Finance Government of Ethiopia

Moderator: Dr George Kinyanjui, Social Policy Specialist - UNICEF

PLENARY SESSION 7: SYNERGY AND COORDINATION FOR COMPLEMENTARITY PROGRAMMES IN SOCIAL PROTECTION

Keynote Address: Role of Governments in design and implementations of Social Protection Programmes: Hosea Kimutai Kili - CEO, CPF Financial Services

Panel Discussion: Topic: Barriers on specific vulnerable groups - VMGs, POCs

Panel Discussion:

• Andrew Agumba - UNHCR
• Husna Mbarak, Head Land Governance & Natural Resources - Food and Agricultural Organisation - Kenya
• Jacynter Omondi - NSPS
• Dr. Mary Nyamongo - World Bank
• Caroline Njuki, Programme Manager - PROSPECTS and OIC Kenya, International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Moderator: Dr Ana Gabriela Guerrero Serdan, Chief of Social Policy- UNICEF

BREAKOUT SESSION 10

Topic: Cash plus interventions- the role of Cash and Voucher in addressing humanitarian Social Protection.

Speaker 1: Peter Murgor -Kenya Redcross

Panel Discussion:

• David Kamau -WFP,
• Enock Nyakundi – Save the Children
• Sapenzie Ojiambo - CaLP Network

Moderator: Stephen Kalungu, Give Directly

BREAKOUT SESSION 11

Topic: Linking SP to income generation: A case for Economic Inclusion Programme in Kenya

Speaker 1: Winnie Mwasiaji, National Social Protection Specialist, FAOKE

Speaker 2: Taddeo Muriuki, Chief Government Relations Officer - Village Enterprise

Panel Discussion:

• Dr Sam Owilly - BOMA
• Yulia Smolyar – World Bank
• Dan Ouko -Global Development Incubator

Moderator: John Gachigi, Social Protection Specialist

BREAKOUT SESSION 12

Topic: Understanding the role of county governments in expanding SP coverage (Including Policy Developments)

Speaker 1: H.E. Dr Julius Makau Malombe,
Governor - Kitui County.

Speaker 2: H.E FCPA Ahmed Abdullahi,
Governor- Wajir Country
Panel Discussion:

• County governments of Kakamega, Baringo, Makueni, Nakuru and Marsabit
• Isaac Ritakou, Ag. Department of Finance and Economic Planning - West Pokot County
• Douglas Kiratu - GDI US
• Carola Kenngott - WFP
• Dr Ana Gabriela Guerrero Serdan, Chief of Social Policy- UNICEF

Moderator: Dr. Helen Magutu - ILO

PLENARY SESSION 8: RESEARCH AND LEARNING STRATEGIES : STRATEGIES FOR INCREASED COVERAGE

Presenter 1: Strategies for Sustainable financing for social protection interventions: Cecilia Mbaka, Social Protection Specialist

Presenter 2: The long-term effect of cash transfers to the vulnerable in Society: Miriam Laker Oketta - GiveDirectly

Presenters 3: The Social Protection Public Expenditure Review (Expenditure coverage and adequacy in Kenya: Thomas Vaughan Bowen, Social Protection Specialist- WB

Presenter 4: Evidence based design and implementation of social protection interventions, policy recommendations: Tayllor Renee Spadafora, Regional Social Policy Specialist UNICEF

Presenter 5: Experience sharing from countries that have increased coverage of Social Protection interventions and financing: Francis Lukunga, Senior Social Welfare Officer- Government of Zambia

Moderator: Mr. Omondi Otieno, Global Director - CHASP Advisory

OFFICIAL CLOSING CEREMONY & CALL TO ACTION COMMUNIQUE

CLOSING REMARKS

• Annika Otterstedt, Counsellor, Head of SIDA Kenya
• Lauren Landis, Country Director - World Food Programme
• Amb. Carla Mucavi - FAO Representative in Kenya
• Caroline Van Buren, Country Representative - UNHCR

Conference Summary
Hon. Joseph M. Motari, Principal Secretary, State Department for Social Protection

Reading the Joint Call for Action
Shaheen Nilofer, Country Representative - UNICEF Kenya

Cabinet Secretary Invitation speech to close the Conference
Hon. Florence Bore, MBS, CS, ML & SP, Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection:

Closing Remarks and Signing of the Call to Action
Hon Musalia Mudavadi - Prime Cabinet Secretary

Master of Ceremony:
Jane Muyanga Kitili - Director, National Social Protection State Department