Kenya instituted, the Cash Transfer Program, to help its most Vulnerable Citizens cope with the Pandemic. Now Civil Society Groups want to know where the Money went.
COVID-19 has been a boon for, Cash Transfer Programs, and other Social Protection Schemes.
With Businesses Shut, People Out-of-Work, and In-Person Service Delivery often Impossible, the Ability to Send Payments Directly to People via Mobile Phones has offered a Powerful Lifeline.
Some even wondered if Global Development might be Heading towards a “new equilibrium” with Cash Transfers and Social Protection at its Center.
Early in the Pandemic, Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced a, National Cash Transfer Program, initially aimed at reaching 669,000 Households, though it ultimately reached Half that Number, the Government Reports.
Apart from the Limited Scope, Human Rights Watch (HRW), is now pointing to Flaws in the Rollout of the Program..
While those Enrolled, last year were supposed to receive 35 Weekly Transfers at 1,000 shillings, or $9, Apiece, HRW found that most received far Fewer, such as only Two or Four Payments in Total.
The Report also found Major Transparency Gaps in the Criteria for Selecting People to Receive the Transfers.
A Community Mobilizer, who went Door-to-Door, in the Informal Settlement of Mathare, to identify particular Vulnerable People as potential Recipients, says that Very Few of them ever Received any Money.
But, Family, Friends, and Supporters of Government Officials, Reportedly found it easier to Enroll.
This is a Kenyan Charity, I am the U.S. Representative, Board Member, and CIO, so Please see what we are doing at, Community Focus Group (CFG), trying to help the People, but exspecially the Children.
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