| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to explore the impact of the Older Persons Cash Transfer
Programme on the elderly in Westlands Sub-county, Nairobi City County. The case study
method was used to conduct the research. The Data were collected using structured
interviews, key informant interviews, focus group discussions and direct observation. The
study revealed that older persons’ cash transfer programme has little impact on the
livelihood of the older persons because the money is little and not given on time. The
study also revealed that not all deserving elderly persons benefit from the cash transfer
since there are many aged people who do not benefit since their children are working yet
their children do not support them. The study recommends that implementing agencies
for the cash transfer programme need to fully operationalize the principles of equality and
inclusion of all the elderly from the age of 65 years and above. They should also roll out
an intensive well-coordinated public education programme to sensitize the communities,
administrators and all other stakeholders of the objects, value and process of
implementation of the cash transfer programme. | en_US |
