Please, give the people of Kibra cash instead of food. But I believe that with advances we have made with mobile money transfer platforms — and considering the progress and success we have achieved insofar as implementing cash transfer programmes are concerned ­— the best way of channelling assistance to vulnerable communities is cash transfers. Today, most of the conditional cash transfer programmes, including the government’s Inua Jamii Programme and the Hunger and Safety Net Programme, channel cash to beneficiaries through M-Pesa. Another NGO, GiveDirectly, has been running successful cash transfer programmes in Homa Bay, Bomet and Siaya counties. Cash transfers through M-Pesa are a very transparent way of passing on donations given to you by supporters to vulnerable households.

Source: Daily Nation April 14, 2020 21:00 UTC