Mainstreaming Child Protection and Child Rights in Civil Registration of Births in Kwale and Kilifi in Kenya

The problem of birth notification and registration has limited the rights of children to education, health, recognition among other human rights. The challenge to sufficient registration of new born babies is traceable to the initial stage of notification. There is a lack of scholarly research on incentives to address both supply and demand barriers for birth registration and a need for more robust literature on the topic. The specific objectives that project sought to address include investigation of current birth notification system in Kenya, The intention was to allow real time pre-notification of birth events by parents, verification of that information by local agents, and sharing of that data for use by other government agents. The events that take place in hospitals were also included in a broad solution. The study used two approaches where case study of a remote counties of Kwale and Kilifi was used to study rural events and processes Birth registration imposes major challenges in developing countries, with importance to rights, health and all levels of development. Despite targeted initiatives, often with focus on improved access and information, universal registration has been elusive in Kenya