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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, these minimum criteria are enforced by a detailed targeting tool which is administered to the potential beneficiaries. This programme is not universal, but targeted as there are more deserving Kenyans than the amount of funds allocated. Monitoring and evaluation is currently being conducted both by the national and county officers. The team at the sub-county office is supported by the constituency social assistance committee. Normally spot checks are conducted during the payment period to affirm whether the beneficiaries are receiving the stipend from the payment service provider. Mr. Speaker, Sir, thereafter, monitoring is conducted involving home visits to the beneficiaries to witness first-hand how they are applying the stipend to improve their socio-economic status. The Ministry’s periodical documents show the best practices and lessons learnt from the monitoring and evaluation visits by way of knowledge, sharing and continuously improving the programme implementation. Each beneficiary is entitled to a monthly stipend of Kshs2,000 that is normally paid monthly. This amount is uniform to all the beneficiaries. Even when payments are delayed, they are paid in arrears during subsequent payment circles. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are aware this amount is not sufficient, but given the large number of beneficiaries who require to be assisted, it would be appropriate to increase the allocation to the programme in order to reach more other deserving beneficiaries and hopefully and gradually move to universal coverage. Lastly, the actual budget in 2014/2015 Financial Year is Kshs5.4 billion. This amount is adequate for 2,010 beneficiaries. This means up-scaling in Financial Year 2014/2015 will be to 46,000 new beneficiaries. Currently, there are Kshs1,503 beneficiaries who are either being re-verified because their records are shared or are waiting to be replaced for they have passed on."
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