Published on January 17, 2025 by Agencies for Kenya Online News
Last Updated on 2 years by Agencies for Kenya Online News
A new delivery mechanism for the Inua Jamii programme, which provides cash transfers to the most vulnerable members of the society has been enhanced by the government..
Starting from this month, the beneficiaries will receive their monthly stipends through the Mpesa platform, instead of going to the bank.
“This programme has had challenges with the beneficiaries travelling long distances and spending considerable portions of their stipend on logistics. Working with Safaricom, we have structured a new delivery mechanism for beneficiaries to receive their stipends from Mpesa agents in their localities,” said Principal Secretary, State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs Joseph Motari.
Motari said the new system would also streamline the programme and increase coverage and accountability.
The PS urged those who are not registered to enroll for the service as soon as possible.
“Inua Jamii beneficiaries will be receiving their stipends through Mpesa platform. Orphans and Vulnerable Children beneficiaries Cash Transfer (OVC-CT) and Persons with Severe Disabilities beneficiaries Cash Transfer (PwSD-CT) caregivers are required to enroll for Mpesa payments by dialing *222# using their registered Mpesa phone numbers. The first phase of Mpesa payments commences for OVC-CT and PwSD-CT. Older Persons Cash Transfer (OP-CT) beneficiaries will continue to receive their funds through their bank accounts as usual,” he said.
The Government is disbursing Sh3.5billion to the elderly, orphans and persons with disabilities, through the Inua Jamii programme, a rise from Sh2 .1 billion a year ago.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, through the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs, has released Kshs. Three Billion, Five Hundred and Seventeen Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand (Kshs. 3,517,470,000) for payments to 1,758,735 beneficiaries enrolled in the lnua Jamii programme.
The Principal Secretary, State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs Joseph Motari said the payment commenced on, January 7th, 2025, with each beneficiary set to receive Kshs. 2,000 covering the December 2024 cycle.
lnua Jamii is a Government Cash Transfer Programme designed to support the most vulnerable members of society by providing monthly stipends to cushion them against poverty and hunger, thereby improving their quality of life.
