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House proposes Sh2,000 handout for poor elderly

Parliament wants the poor elderly to be given a monthly handout to help them through retirement, under a proposed State-funded social welfare scheme.

MPs debated a Motion that could see the country’s estimated 1.8 million aged over 60 years receive Sh2,000 monthly starting July 1, next year.

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