State disburses Sh4.6 billion for delayed Inua Jamii stipends
The Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme is part of the government’s broader social protection agenda, targeting vulnerable groups with the aim of reducing poverty, enhancing dignity, and improving quality of life.
More than 1.15 million elderly and severely disabled Kenyans are expected to begin receiving delayed social protection payments on August 7, 2025, following a review of beneficiary records that postponed the June disbursement.
According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, a total of Sh4,607,668,000 has been released through the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs to cover the June and July 2025 payment cycles under the Inua Jamii cash transfer programme.
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Each of the 1,151,917 enrolled beneficiaries will receive Sh4,000, representing Sh2,000 per month for the two months.
“The June cycle payment was delayed due to a necessary clean-up of our beneficiary records to ensure accuracy and transparency. We sincerely apologise to all beneficiaries for the inconvenience caused,” said Joseph Motari, Principal Secretary at the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs.
“We are pleased to confirm that payments for both June and July have now commenced, with each beneficiary receiving Sh4,000.”
The payments, which commenced today, are aimed at cushioning the country’s most vulnerable populations, particularly older persons aged 70 and above, and individuals living with severe disabilities.
The Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme is part of the government’s broader social protection agenda, targeting vulnerable groups with the aim of reducing poverty, enhancing dignity, and improving quality of life.
“The Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme aims to alleviate poverty and promote the well-being of society’s most vulnerable members,” Motari said.
Motari reaffirmed the government’s commitment to upholding the welfare of at-risk groups through regular support and continued investment in social protection programmes.
The resumption of payments comes amid ongoing efforts by the government to reform the Inua Jamii system and tighten controls against the misuse of public funds.
The State Department recently announced plans to integrate the Inua Jamii database with Civil Registration Services (CRS) to automatically detect and remove deceased beneficiaries from the programme.
The integration will allow the Consolidated Cash Transfer Programme Management Information System (CCTP-MIS) to flag and remove the names of deceased individuals without manual intervention — a move prompted by repeated audit findings showing that payments were being made to people who had died months or even years earlier.
“Going forward, the State Department plans to integrate the CCTP-MIS (Consolidated Cash Transfer Programme Management Information System) with the CRS database to automatically identify deceased beneficiaries,” the department stated.
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