Two United States government officials visited Kisumu County on Thursday, August 10, with the aim of studying how locals in impoverished communities utilize free cash offered through a basic income programme.
The programme, launched by GiveDirectly , a nonprofit organization operating in East Africa, provides a monthly stipend to people living in poverty. The unconditional cash transfers are made via mobile phone applications.
So far, the programme runs in 295 rural villages in the Western and Rift Valley regions and is divided into four groups; the Long-term basic income, which consists of 4,966 people who receive Ksh3,231 a month for 12 […]
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