[Collins Oduor, Standard]How Annette Okumu missed out on the Sh10 billion cash transfer programme meant to cushion the vulnerable from the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is a puzzle she is yet to unravel. HRW also urged the office of the Auditor-General to undertake a forensic audit of the entire process of the government’s cash transfer programme and make the findings public. The cash transfer programme was unveiled by President Uhuru Kenyatta in May 2020. The money was targeted to benefit 332,000 in the informal settlements. “A chief of one of the medium-sized informal settlements complained that ‘at least 25,000 out of the 40,000 households in his area were in serious need of support.

Source: Standard Digital July 21, 2021 06:00 UTC