Uasin Gishu Peace and Governance activist Rose Kisama. [Photo/ Joe Khisa]
The national government has been asked to set up a team that will probe the manner in which funds under the cash transfer programme for the elderly are being channeled.
This follows claims that the funds could be landing in the hands of a few individuals at the expense of the intended group.
According to the Uasin Gishu County Peace and Governance activist Rose Kisama, majority of the elderly people in the society are not benefiting from the programme that has been among the Jubilee government's flagship projects.
"The government has set aside billions of cash to help the elderly people in the society but unfortunately only a few individuals who do not even qualify to be in the programme end up benefiting," said Kisama.
"There's need for a thorough auditing of the whole process and find out who the real beneficiaries of the programme are especially for the rural areas," she added.
The former nominated MCA said the elderly were an integral part of the society and should be given the respect and help they deserve.
In 2014, President Uhuru Kenyatta launched a Sh12 billion cash transfer programme that caters for the elderly who are above 65 years of age, people with disability and the urban poor with beneficiaries receiving a monthly income of Sh2,000.