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Five million enlisted for State cash transfers

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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