A total of 425,348 households caring for orphans and vulnerable children are now accessing their July cash support after the government released Sh850.7 million under the Inua Jamii programme.
The State Department for Children Services said each household enrolled in the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC) programme will receive Sh2,000, with the payments starting on Tuesday, September 1 through the contracted Payment Service Provider.
The Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services said the latest disbursement covers the July 2026 payment cycle and amounts to Sh850,696,000.
Principal Secretary for the State Department for Children Services CPA Carren Ageng'o confirmed the release in a statement issued on Wednesday.
“The Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services, through the State Department for Children Services, has disbursed a total of Eight Hundred and Fifty Million, Six Hundred and Ninety-Six Thousand Shillings Only (KShs. 850,696,000) to 425,348 in the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC) Programme,” she said.
The CT-OVC programme provides financial assistance to families looking after orphans and children facing vulnerability, allowing them to continue living and growing within their families and communities.
The ministry said the initiative is intended to promote “fostering and retention of orphans and vulnerable children within their families and communities, while promoting their human capital development.”
Through the cash support, families are expected to be better placed to meet children's basic needs, including schooling, healthcare and nutrition. The programme also seeks to help households improve access to food and strengthen the protection of children in vulnerable situations.
Education remains one of the key areas targeted by the initiative, with the government seeking to support increased enrolment and transition among children covered by the programme.
The ministry also listed improved health and nutrition outcomes among the expected benefits of the cash transfers, alongside stronger household food security.
Another focus of the programme is child protection, particularly for children whose circumstances place them at greater risk and require additional support.
The latest disbursement is part of the wider Inua Jamii cash transfer system through which the government provides financial assistance to vulnerable households.
The State Department for Children Services has asked families enrolled in the CT-OVC programme to access their July payments through the contracted Payment Service Provider.
The government said the programme will continue supporting the welfare and human capital development of orphans and vulnerable children by helping families meet their needs while keeping them within their communities.