ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Children (Foster Care) (Practice and Procedure) Rules
6. Persons qualified to foster children
Edition: 2024-10-18 · In force
6. Persons qualified to foster children
(1)Pursuant to section 174 of the Act, a person shall qualify to foster a child if that person, and—(a)is resident in Kenya and has been resident for at least twelve months;(b)in the case of a single woman or single man, is aged between twenty-five and sixty-five years; and(c)in the case of spouses, one or both of the spouses is between the age of twenty-five and sixty-five years of age.(2)Unless where the child is an intersex child, a single woman shall not qualify to foster a male child unless she is the mother to that child, and a single man shall not qualify to foster a female child if he is not a father to the child.(3)A person who is convicted of any of the offences set out in the Third Schedule to the Act or similar offences shall not be appointed to be a foster parent.