Cash transfers to poor in Western Kenya comes like manna from heaven

A house in Nakuru belonging to an internally displaced woman, which was constructed through donor funding. Donors are looking past food aids to help the poor. Photo/FILE

From food handouts to skills training programmes to microfinance initiatives, aid agencies around the world have been looking for various ways to alleviate poverty.

An American non-profit organisation operating in Kenya is daring to walk in unchartered waters by seeking answers to a simple question: What if we just gave poor people cash with no strings attached?

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