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Security concern as thieves steal Sh1.4 million for elders

Beneficiaries of Inua Jamii cash programme queue for cash outside a bank. [Photo: Courtesy]

A contracted Equity Bank agent has lost Sh1.4 million to thugs who allegedly broke into his car. The money was to pay the elderly aged over 70 under the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme run by the Government.

According to Dominic Oyaya, the County Coordinator for Social Development, a vehicle belonging to the agent was allegedly broken into by suspects who made away with the money.

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