On Friday 25th March 2011, a certain Newspaper carried a story attributed to the Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped (KSMH) accusing the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development of “sitting” on funds provided by the Government for monthly stipend for persons with mental disabilities and threatened demonstration against the Ministry.

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Development Dr. Naomi Shaban joined the Kenyan women and the rest of the world in commemorating the 100 years celebrations of the International Women’s Day.
The Minister hailed this years’ theme, that is, “Equal access to education, training, science and technology: as a pathway to decent work for women”.  She added that the theme was important as it advocates for equal rights to education for the girl child and equal opportunities for women in the socio-economic and political

Hon. Dr. Naomi Shaban, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Development inaugurated the 3^rd Women Enterprise Fund Advisory Board. The Board
is expected to spearhead the mandates of the Women Enterprise Fund empower women and to implement the goals set in WEF’s

Hon Atanus Manyala Keya, Assistant Minister and Rtd Maj. General Ali Mohammed, Postmaster General, Kenya Postal Corporation of Kenya signs an agreement on Social Protection- Cash Transfer to older persons of 65 years and above at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 3rd September 2010