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  • Kenya: Irregularities Mar Covid-19 Cash Transfers

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    Not for Publication Until: 06:00 a.m. in Nairobi, Tuesday, July 20, 2021

    03:00 a.m. GMT




    (Nairobi, July 20, 2021) – Kenyan authorities failed to design a social security program that would guarantee everyone, not just a few, an adequate standard of living during the pandemic, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.



    The 77-page report, “We Are All Vulnerable Here: Kenya’s Pandemic Cash Transfer Program Riddled with Irregularities” found that only a small fraction of vulnerable families in Nairobi benefited from the program, which was characterized by lack of transparency, cronyism, nepotism and outright favoritism. Government officials failed to follow the stated selection criteria or to share information that should have enabled more vulnerable families to enroll.

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