Funding for cash to the elderly to rise by Sh15bn in three years

The government’s budget for cash transfer to elderly citizens is projected to rise by Sh15 billion over the three years to June 2027, as the State lines up a major recruitment exercise that will see the number of beneficiaries rise to about 1.9 million.

Official government projections show that the cash transfer programme for elderly citizens –which supports poor old people with monthly cash transfers of Sh2,000— plans to register an additional 638,386 elderly Kenyans to benefit from the support, between the current fiscal year and June 2027.