The Government has disbursed a total of Sh 93,314,000 to 26,879 elderly beneficiaries under the Inua Jamii social protection programme in Kericho County.

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Davies Ngeno, the Senior Development Officer, said that each registered individual under the programme receives Sh 2,000 per month, a stipend that is aimed at supporting the elderly persons and at the same time is meant to improve their living conditions.

Mr Ngeno, while speaking to the Kenya News Agency KNA in his office Thursday, said that though the initiative was noble and had assisted many elderly persons in the Country, some unscrupulous individuals, some of whom are the caregivers of the elderly, were diverting the funds for other uses instead of using the money to support the beneficiary. "Despite the success in reaching thousands of beneficiaries, there are concerns over the lack of oversight regarding how the money is used once disbursed," Mr Ngeno added.