The government has proposed the expansion of the Inua Jamii monthly cash payments to former councillors who served for less than 20 years in government.
According to the Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, the Ksh200,000 honorarium for councillors who served less than 20 years in government is no longer legally possible, thus making Inua Jamii a perfect alternative.
An honourarium is a one-time payment made to an individual as an appreciation for the services they provided, especially when the services they offered were not part of the individual's official duties.
If the proposal goes through, it means that the ex-councillors will be receiving Ksh2,000 monthly cash payments from the programme which supports vulnerable groups, including the elderly, orphans, and those with disabilities.
