ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Children Act
72. Secretary to monitor the well- being of children
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
72. Secretary to monitor the well- being of children
(1)The Secretary shall establish appropriate mechanisms to facilitate the effective periodic monitoring of the wellbeing of every child admitted into a charitable children’s institution, until—(a)the child is discharged therefrom; or(b)the expiry of a care order made in respect of the child.(2)The Secretary shall facilitate periodic visits to Charitable Children’s Institutions by officers duly authorized by the Secretary for the purpose of interviewing and ascertaining the wellbeing of every child admitted into such institutions.(3)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the authorised officers shall, in particular, ascertain the steps taken by the Charitable Children’s Institution to place the children accommodated therein in family-based alternative care within the period of three years prescribed in section 67(3).