Effect of Payment Mechanism on Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Program in Kenya: A Case Study of Busia County

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dc.contributor.authorAgwayo, Franklyn Makhulu
dc.contributor.authorMuthinja, Moses Mwenda
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-08T06:14:27Z
dc.date.available2023-05-08T06:14:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractKenya government has been implementing Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Childrenprogramme since 2004 and in the course of the implementation cycle various payment mechanisms had been adopted. The four objectives guiding the study were: to establish the effects of payment mechanism on CT-OVC; to establish the effect of cash-based transfer on CT-OVC; to establish the effect of card-based transfer on CT-OVC and toestablish the effect of the account-basedtransfer on CT-OVC. The study is grounded on the Diffusion of Innovation theory. The study adopteda descriptive survey design while data was collected through primary and secondary sources employing a questionnaire as the data collection instrument thatwas administered to 99 sample recipients of CT-OVC in the seven sub-counties of Busia County.Stratified in addition to simple random sampling technique was employed. The study used multiple regression analysis with the aid of SPSS version 20 as a tool of analysis. Crucially, majority of the respondents preferred to be paid through a card-based transfer mechanism at 66.7%.Similarly, only 5.1 % preferred to be paid through cash-based transfer. 12.1% preferred to be paid in the account-based transfer mechanism which is currently being implemented by the government.Mobile money transfers specifically Mpesa and Airtel money were preferred as other payment mechanisms by 16.2% of the respondents.Thestudy recommends increased awareness on the current payment mechanisms to recipients of CT-OVC programme.Issuesof long distances covered by beneficiaries to pay points,poor service delivery at the pay points and timelypayments need to be addressed. Incorporate financial literacy in the programme that shall ultimately promote financial inclusion.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAgwayo, F. M., & Muthinja, M. M. (2021). EFFECT OF PAYMENT MECHANISM ON CASH TRANSFER FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN PROGRAM IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF BUSIA COUNTY. Journal of International Business, Innovation and Strategic Management, 5(3), 160–180. Retrieved from https://www.jibism.org/core_files/index.php/JIBISM/article/view/172en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.jibism.org/core_files/index.php/JIBISM/article/view/172/160
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/25275
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJIBISIMen_US
dc.subjectCash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Childrenen_US
dc.subjectDiffusion of Innovation theoryen_US
dc.subjectCash-Based Transferen_US
dc.subjectCard-Based Transferen_US
dc.subjectAccount-Based Transferen_US
dc.subjectPayment mechanismen_US
dc.subjectMobile money Transferen_US
dc.titleEffect of Payment Mechanism on Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Program in Kenya: A Case Study of Busia Countyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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