IDPs payouts haunt Jubilee as more victims seek cash

President Uhuru Kenyatta receives a dummy cheque worth sh.358 million that he handed over to Integrated IDPs in Kisii County on June 06,2017. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

When he fished out cheques worth millions of to compensate integrated Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nyamira and Kisii counties, President Uhuru Kenyatta knew his ratings would shoot up across the Abagusii community.

During his tour, the President issued Sh358 million and Sh460 million cheques to 7,000 and 9,100 integrated IDPs in Kisii and Nyamira counties respectively. This translates to an average Sh50,000 to each of the IDPs.