Inside Kenya’s pesa ya wazee drive

Estimates show that the number of old people in Kenya will rise to 2.2 million in 2020, just 10 years to the goal of achieving a middle-class economy under Vision 2030.

The amount of money spent on keeping the most needy senior citizens healthy rose five times over the past four years, signalling the government’s determination to improve the life expectancy of older people.

Documents prepared by the State Department of Social Protection show that Sh7.3 billion will be spent as stipend on the older people in all counties this financial year alone, five times more than what was spent in the 2012/13 financial year.