Why poor Kenyans, elderly miss out on welfare stipends Summary The State targets orphans and vulnerable children, older persons and persons with severe disabilities in the cash transfers and Hunger Safety Net Programme. About Sh5.8 billion of the amount meant for the beneficiaries was not transferred out of Sh25.82 billion recurrent expenditure allocation in the financial year 2019/20. The expansion of the fund was meant to increase the funds available in the cash transfer programme and cushion the vulnerable in society after the hit of the pandemic in late March. Thursday August 05 2021 By ELIZABETH KIVUVA Summary The State targets orphans and vulnerable children, older persons and persons with severe disabilities in the cash transfers and Hunger Safety Net Programme.