Kenya's flagship cash transfer program for older persons, Inua Jamii, operated for over a decade without specific legal backing until the enactment of the Social Protection Act 2025.

• The Sh2,000 monthly stipend, unchanged since 2014-2016, is now formally anchored by the new Act, which also enables periodic review of benefit values.
• The National Social Protection Secretariat (NSPS), represented by Assistant Director Richard Obiga, acknowledged the risks posed by operating without legislative cover.
• The forum also addressed concerns over the inadequacy of the benefit amount, with civil society groups advocating for increased payments and universal coverage, and discussed the drivers of violence against older persons, identifying land disputes over witchcraft allegations.