Editor's Review

Payment will commence on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. 

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has released Sh 3,215,992,000 as the June stipend for Inua Jamii beneficiaries. 

In a statement on Monday, July 1, Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs Principal Secretary Joseph Motari said funds were disbursed on Friday, June 28.

“The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection on Friday, 28th June 2024 released Kshs. Three Billion, Two Hundred and Fifteen Million, Nine hundred and Ninety-Two Thousand shillings, (Kshs. 3,215,992,000) for June 2024 payment to beneficiaries enrolled in the Inua Jamii programme,” read the statement in part.

PS Motari noted that the Ministry of Labour has onboarded 570,263 new beneficiaries increasing the number of Inua Jamii beneficiaries from 1,037,733 in May 2024 to 1,607,996 in the June payroll.

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File image of Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs Principal Secretary Joseph Motari.

He noted that the increase in the beneficiaries is in line with President William Ruto’s directive to upscale the programme to have 2.5 million people.

“This follows His Excellency President Dr. William Ruto's directive last year to upscale the programme to 2.5M beneficiaries which will be done in phases,” PS Motari stated.

Further, he noted that the payment of the Inua Jamii will commence on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, including for new beneficiaries who have opened bank accounts.

Inua Jamii programme is a Government cash transfer initiative that supports the most vulnerable members of the community by providing them with a stipend to cushion them from poverty, and hunger and improve their lives.