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Elderly, orphans get extra Sh12.5bn for monthly stipend
Elderly people follow proceedings during the launch of Inua Jamii 70 and Above Cash Transfer Programme at Mweiga stadium in Nyeri county on July 5, 2017.
Treasury has allocated an extra Sh12.5 billion to the State Department for Social Protection to be spent by the end of June, in a move to avert a possible crisis in the cash transfer to senior citizens.
In the latest budget review for the State Department, the Treasury increased its gross allocation from Sh35.3 billion to Sh47.8 billion.