Elderly Stories

The funding boost follows a March warning from a parliamentary committee that the programme faced a Sh16.9 billion shortfall, putting stipend payments...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, through the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs, confirmed that a total of...

The committee has not yet specified the exact date for PS Kiptoo's appearance, but the summons will include detailed instructions.

When becoming jobless, seniors tend to leave the labour force altogether rather than job-seeking.

The directive aimed to save beneficiaries from the hassle and expenses of travelling to collect their stipends.

Lucy Mworia's passion for persons aged above 60 years was informed by a lack of clear laws to protect and safeguard their rights.

They say loneliness had pushed them to the home where they now feel abandoned by family.