The Ministry of Gender, Culture, and Children Services, through the State Department for Children Services, has released funds to support orphans and vulnerable children under the Inua Jamii Program.
In a statement on March 30, the Ministry said a total of KSh 860,396,000 had been disbursed to 430,198 beneficiary households enrolled in the programme.
“The Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services, through the State Department for Children Services, has disbursed a total of Eight Hundred and Sixty Million, Three Hundred and Ninety‑Six Thousand Shillings (KSh 860,396,000) to 430,198 beneficiaries through the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT‑OVC) Programme under the Inua Jamii initiative,” the ministry said.
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Inua Jamii Disbursements Target Education, Health, and Food Security
The Ministry says the funds released through the State Department for Children Services are set to cover payments for March 2026.
According to the ministry, each beneficiary household will receive KSh 2,000, with payments expected to start on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
The CT-OVC Programme is intended to support households caring for orphans and vulnerable children by encouraging children to grow up in family and community settings rather than in institutional care.
The programme helps families meet basic needs and improve the wellbeing of children under their care.
“Specifically, the programme supports increased school enrolment and transition, improved health and nutrition, better household food security, and stronger child protection,” the ministry said.
About Inua Jamii and How It Is Funded
Inua Jamii is the country’s national social safety net programme, set up to provide regular cash support to Kenya’s most vulnerable people. While many Kenyans associate it with payments to older persons, the programme also covers orphans and vulnerable children and people living with severe disabilities.
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The programme was consolidated into a single system between 2017 and 2018 to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and ensure that support is provided across different stages of vulnerability, from childhood to old age.
In the 2011/12 financial year, Kenya spent about KSh 4.3 billion on social protection programmes, rising to nearly KSh 30 billion by 2018, with Inua Jamii taking up a significant share of the budget.
The government released KSh 8.57 billion in January 2026 to cover payments to more than 1 million beneficiaries across various Inua Jamii categories. In ‑2025, another KSh 3.5 billion was released to support monthly stipends under the programme.
Inua Jamii supports over 1.7 million beneficiaries in all 47 counties, including:
- Older persons aged 70 and above without a pension
- Households caring for orphans and vulnerable children
- People living with severe disabilities in extremely poor households
