Kenya is experimenting with universal basic income. Here’s what the US could learn about no-strings payments.

Kenya is experimenting with universal basic income. Here's what the US could learn about no-strings payments.

A woman at a market in Nairobi, Kenya. The country is currently piloting one of the world’s largest basic income programs. Kenya’s basic income trial has grown to 20,000 participants in 200 rural villages.

The program, which began in 2018, provides no-strings-attached cash payments for up to 12 years.

Researchers found long-term UBI supports economic stability. US leaders are taking note. Kenya is running one of the world’s largest basic income trials.The country’s program has grown to include 20,000 participants in 200 rural villages, and US leaders are taking note . The no-strings-attached cash payment model has been tried […]

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