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Mr. Stephen Kasaija with Mr. Joseph M. Motari during a social protection benchmarking visit in Kenya
legal and policy frameworks. by the Head of Public Service the National Social Economic
Mr. Kasaija observed that the visit and Secretary to Cabinet, Ms. Registry, a vehicle for coordinated
was timely, given that Uganda was Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye. Others identification and targeting of
prioritizing the development of a were Permanent Secretaries from vulnerable persons for regular and
national social registry to facilitate Ministry of Gender, Labour and shock-responsive social protection
targeting of potential programmes Social Development, Ministry programming.
beneficiaries. The learning areas of Health, Office of the Prime The delegation met with the
included; Kenya’s Social Protection Minister, Ministry of Education and Chairperson of BISP, Ms. Rubina
delivery tools, i.e. the legal and Sports, Executive Director-National Khalid, who reported that the
policy frameworks, financing, cash Planning Authority and senior BISP programme had grown to
transfers payment modalities, representatives from the Ministry become one of the biggest social
targeting mechanisms, complaints of Finance, Ministry of ICT, Ministry protection programmes in the
and grievances management, of Local Government and National world, housing data of over 34
and the integrated population Identification and Registration million citizens on its national
registration system, among Authority (NIRA). Representatives social economic registry, providing
other pertinent social protection of Development Partners including the most reliable, and dynamic
segments. the UN World Food Programme, database used by stakeholders as a
World Bank, UNICEF and ILO were targeting platform to inform design
High level visit to Pakistan also part of the delegation. of social protection interventions.
As a result of smooth The visit focused on learning Ms. Nakyobe commended
coordination and partnership, a how Social Protection delivery the Government of Pakistan for
high-level multi-sectoral delegation systems in Pakistan work, according Uganda an opportunity
visited Pakistan on a benchmarking particularly under the Benazir to learn from the host’s experience
visit, lessons from which will inform Income Support Programme (BISP) in the development and
the development of Uganda’s and The National Database and maintenance of robust social
dynamic Social Registry. Registration Authority (NADRA). protection systems.
The delegation, was headed One of the areas of focus was
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