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Broaden cash transfer plan to cover more children, State told

Post Primary and Grade 1 pupils feed at lunch break in Bungule Child development centre, Taita Taveta County. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

As time ticks towards the close of the pioneer pilot of the Universal Children Benefits programme, parents are appealing for an expanded plan to benefit more children.

The plan which focuses on health, education and nutrition for children of three years and below has successfully been tried in three counties of Embu, Kajiado and Kisumu.

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