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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to give a Statement, as sought by the distinguished Senator for Pokot, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in his Statement, he sought to know the progress of the cash transfer to the elderly people. In particular, he wanted to know when the full rollout will happen. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to answer as follows. The Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme was initiated in the Financial Year 2006/2007, as a social protection strategy in Kenya. In 2007, it started in three districts, Busia, Nyando and Thika as a pilot project. It covered 100 households per district and Kshs1,000 was paid to each household. The programme targeted older persons with disabilities and those with deteriorating health conditions. The Government allocated about Kshs4 million towards that pilot programme. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in 2009, the Government gave additional funding of Kshs550 million and it was scaled up to cover 44 districts. The transfer was increased from Kshs1,000 per beneficiary to Kshs1,500. Each implementing district targeted about 750 older persons of 65 years and above. In Financial Year 2010/2011, the Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme got an allocation of about Kshs530 million, which was increased to Kshs1 billion in the Financial Year 2011/2012. At this point, the programme was scaled up to cover the 210 constituencies, with each constituency targeting 23 households. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the Financial Year 2012/2013, the allocation was further increased to Kshs1.5 billion. This prompted targeting of an additional 150 beneficiary households per constituency. In the current year, 2013/2014, the allocation is now Kshs2.85 billion. The amount per beneficiary has remained at Kshs2,000 per month and is disbursed monthly through the Postal Corporation of Kenya. Currently, the programme is targeting the approach of using the constituency as the geographical and administrative entry point for the identification of beneficiaries. In this regard, the Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme now covers 290 constituencies in this country. The number of beneficiaries ranges at a minimum of 173 to 750 households per constituency. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the mainstreaming and sustainability measures in place to support the Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme are two-fold. One is the policy level intervention, through the overall mandate of the ageing held in the department. The The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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