Administrative Structures and Implementation of the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Lamu West Sub-County, Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Ikuwa, Jackline Muthoni
Muna, Wilson
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EdinBurg Peer Reviewed Journals and BooksPublishers
Abstract
Kenya has had an increasing number of vulnerable and orphaned children; the population of
children is projected to be 19 million with about 3.5 million being orphaned and vulnerable
children. The study objective was to explore how administrative structures affect the
implementation of the Cash Transfer for Orphans and vulnerable children in Lamu West subCounty. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. Lamu West has 1063
enrolled beneficiaries and the researcher assessed a sample population of 100 beneficiaries
through the use of questionnaires and 10 administrative units was interviewed. The data
collected from the interview schedule was assessed using thematic analysis while data from the
questionnaires were analysed using descriptive and correlation analysis. The study findings
were the lack of adequate funding and sensitisation of the program goals and structures among
the beneficiaries and administrators in addition to the growing need for decentralisation of the
program to enable faster response to changes targeting the households. From the study
findings, the researcher was able to make the following recommendations; the need for
increased sensitisation for the various committees concerned with the management of the
program would aid in ensuring recruitment, enrolment, and overall supervision of the program
is done efficiently. There is also a need to adequately fund the management of the program to
ensure its overall coordination.
Description
A research article published in Journal of Public Policy and Governance
Keywords
Administrative Structures, Implementation of The Cash Transfer, Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Citation
Muthoni, J.I., & Muna, W. (2021).Administrative structures and implementation of the cash transfer for orphans and vulnerable children in Lamu West Sub-County, Kenya. Journal of Public Policy and Governance, 1(2), 1-11.