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Senior citizens and people living with disabilities sit outside Equity Bank in Kisii Town to receive their stipend under the National Government Cash Transfer Programme. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
Kenya has more than tripled number of poor and vulnerable citizens currently benefiting from government-backed cash transfer programme.
World Bank’s latest project brief published on its website shows a rise in coverage of cash transfer in the country from 1.65 million in 2013 to 5 million Kenyans in 2019 to surpass a target of 4.2 million citizens.
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