Government rolls out Mpesa payments for Inua Jamii beneficiaries

Principal Secretary for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs Joseph Motari (Right) with Director General E-Citizen Isaac Ochieng during a media briefing on nationwide rollout of Inua Jamii Programme Payment through Mpesa on January 23,2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has begun transferring data for all Inua Jamii beneficiaries to the e-Citizen platform, as part of efforts to streamline disbursement.

Social Protection Principal Secretary Joseph Motari announced on Thursday, January 23, that the rollout, supported by telecommunications giant Safaricom, aims to ensure the system is ready for the January disbursement.