Elderly Persons To Recieve Gov’t Fund Through eCitizen, President Ruto
President William Ruto stated on Thursday that all government cash transfers to Kenya’s most disadvantaged residents will be paid through the eCitizen platform.
The President stated that the move was consistent with reducing the difficulties that groups frequently encountered when seeking government assistance.
On Wednesday, he spoke at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi to commemorate the eCitizen Directorate’s first anniversary.
Ruto declared that the process of paying vulnerable groups such as the elderly, orphans, and people with disabilities will begin tomorrow.
“I am very happy that from tomorrow, we are running the first pilot of paying our cash transfers on eCitizen. They do not have to queue in banks and travel many kilometres,” Ruto announced.
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According to Ruto, the government decided to execute financial transfers using digital platforms in accordance with a pledge he made prior to the 2022 general election.
“I made two commitments during the last elections that I want these vulnerable citizens, the aged, orphans and people living with disability to be paid as we pay the salary of public servants,” Ruto stated.
Furthermore, Ruto disclosed that the government had overcome earlier difficulties, such as long waiting times for vulnerable populations to get their remittances.
“I am very happy that now we pay them as we pay our salaries as they no longer have to wait for 6 to 8 months,” he added.
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As a result, the President announced that his administration was already working on a plan to transition all government services to the eCitizen platform.
According to Ruto, the decision was made in order to alleviate the travel constraints that some of the services’ beneficiaries were obliged to face when using banks.
“It is my commitment that hopefully in the next couple of months, every government service must be on the digital platform so that every citizen can enjoy efficiency, we get rid of physical challenges and extensive travels, long queues,” he added.
Meanwhile, Ruto stated that the government has successfully enrolled over 2 million Kenyans in the cash transfer scheme, with plans to expand enrollment.
Elderly Persons To Recieve Gov’t Fund Through eCitizen, President Ruto
