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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Florence Bore",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker and Member for Yatta Constituency, Hon. Robert Basil, for the Question. It is the intention of the Ministry to register and support all Kenyans above 70 years in the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Census, 2019, there are 1, 213, 000 citizens aged 70 years and above. Out of that number, 833,129 citizens are registered in the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme, leaving a balance of 379,871 who are eligible for registration. In the Financial Year 2022/2023, the Ministry allocated Ksh17. 54 billion against the required budget of Ksh29.11 billion, translating to a deficit of Ksh11 billion. To address the funding gap for the programme, the Ministry is fast-tracking the establishment of the Social Assistance Fund (SAF) which will create an avenue for more funding from different sources apart from the Exchequer. The Fund will increase fiscal space to support the expansion of the programme. The Ministry received a presidential directive in this financial year to increase Inua Jamii Cash Transfer beneficiaries by 500,000. This will include eligible older persons and reduce the current coverage gap. On the hand, according to the programme design, there is no compensation provision for those who have not been registered into the programme. The beneficiaries are only paid once registered and enrolled into the programme."
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