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The commission said many older people continued to face poverty, neglect, violence, discrimination, inadequate social protection and limited access to health services and justice.
NGEC further called for sustainable income-support programmes, particularly for older people who spent their working lives in the informal sector
The President directed the Ministry of Education to work with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, the National Treasury and other relevant agencies to put in place the systems needed before the programme begins.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in its September 10, 2026 assessment that there is a greater than 90 per cent chance of a very strong El Niño during the Northern Hemisphere autumn and winter of 2026-27
The call was made in Nairobi on Wednesday by the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU-K) and the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), alongside trade union representatives from Ghana, Namibia, Rwanda, Chad, South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia and Sierra Leone.
The President's remarks came against a backdrop of growing concern over the amount developing countries are spending to service debt. UNICEF, in its State of the World’s Children 2025 report, said 45 developing countries were spending more on debt interest than on health, while 22 were spending more on interest than education.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services said the total amount released was Sh850,696,000, covering the July payment for households enrolled in the programme.
The head of State also appointed Cecilia Mbaka as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the National Board for Social Protection for three years, with both appointments taking effect from August 28, 2026.
Under the committee’s proposal, MCAs will contribute 7.5 per cent of their earnings towards the pension scheme, while county governments will contribute 15 per cent.
The funds, amounting to Sh2,426,312,000, have been released through the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs.
In a statement issued on Monday, the State Department for Children Services said the funds have been successfully released and are available for withdrawal through contracted Payment Service Providers.
Speaking on Radio Generation on Monday, Kang'ata said witnessing how sickness affected his own family while growing up inspired him to find a sustainable way of protecting poor households from catastrophic healthcare costs.