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Ministry cries poor over calls to expand elderlies’ cash fund

PS says it is strained after Parliament declined to increase its budget in recently approved estimates

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by MOSES OGADA

News17 April 2025 - 04:55
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Committee on Implementation chairperson Raphael Wanjala /FILE

A parliamentary committee has instructed the government to ensure continuous and timely registration of elderly persons under the older persons cash transfer programme.

The directive from the Committee on Implementation came even as the State Department Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs raised concerns over funding constraints.

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