Vision:
A competitive workforce, empowered and inclusive communities.

Mission:
To promote decent work and protection of vulnerable groups.

Mandate:
Executive Order No. 1 of 2018 (Revised) on Organization of the Government of the Republic of Kenya gives the mandates of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection as follows:

• National Labour and Employment Policy Management;
• Industrial Training;
• National Labour Productivity and Competitiveness;
• National Human Resource Planning and Development;
• Child Labour Policy and Regulations Management;
• Develop and Maintain a Database on Employment Creation;
• Migratory Labour and International Jobs policy;
• Workplace Inspection;
• Workman’s Compensation Policy;
• Promotion of Occupational Health and Safety at Work;
• Industrial Relations Management;
• Social Protection Policy;
• Policy and Programmes for Persons with Disabilities;
• Vocational Training and Rehabilitation of Persons With Disabilities;
• National Volunteerism Policy;
• Policy and programmes for Older Persons;
• Management of Statutory Children’s Institutions;
• Social Protection Policy and Programme Implementation;
• Community Development Policy;
• Community mobilization;
• Registration of Self-Help Groups;
• Protection and Advocacy of Needs of Persons with Disabilities;
• Social Assistance Programmes;
• Family Protection Policy;
• Policies on Children and Social Development;
• Counter Trafficking in Persons;
• Children Welfare and Penal Protection; and
• Street Families Rehabilitation Trust Fund.