Elderly people during a past meeting.[Photo/VOA]
A total of 566,000 people applied to be included in the government cash transfer programme.
The initive targets elderly people aged 70 and above.
Social Protection principal secretary Susan Mochache has said successful applicants are set to start receiving a Sh2,000 monthly stipend beginning March.
The final figure of beneficiaries will, however, be released after a government audit of the applicants to ensure only the eligible, needy and most vulnerable receive the cash transfers.
“Each beneficiary receives Sh2,000 a month, adding to Sh4,000 per payment cycle since the Ministry of Labour releases the funds every two months,” she said.
Currently, the government runs three cash transfer programmes to poor and vulnerable groups.
They include orphans and vulnerable children and people living with severe disabilities.
More than 310,000 have been benefitting from the same programme which covered needy and vulnerable people aged above 65.