Senior citizens benefiting from the Inua Jamii programme in Molo sub-county have been urged to consume more organic foods to benefit from improved nutrition that is key to strong immunity.
Speaking in Molo during the official launch of fresh registration for Inua Jamii cash transfer program by Molo Deputy County Commissioner (DCC), Ngura Mwamachi, the beneficiaries said they had invested part of the stipend in growing organic foods thereby enabling them to defray the cost of buying foodstuffs from local markets.
Disseminating the message to new applicants beneficiaries enrolled in the program said there was need for embracing proper nutrition at their age as this will elevate their health status and provide constant supply of food even in times when there is a delay in the disbursement of the funds.
This follows concerns that senior citizens were prone to age-related ailments that can best be mitigated via proper nutrition.
Some of the organic foodstuffs include millet, casavva, beans, traditional vegetables, fruits among others.
Samuel Kosgey, aged 80 and a resident of Chemaner village in Molo attested to this advice and urged fellow senior citizens not to over rely on drugs whenever they are ailing but also consume organic foods that help boost immunity and added they will have the strength to attend to their day to day activities.
Kosgey further said that the life span has greatly decreased and the secret to lengthen it is through consumption of such foods.
DCC Mwamachi assured the locals of the government support towards the vulnerable and the elderly persons in the society.
The government is targeting an additional 500,000 Inua Jamii beneficiaries from the current 1.3 million countrywide.
Through the programme, government provides cash transfer to orphans and vulnerable (CT-OVC), the older persons (OPCT) and persons with severe disabilities (PwSO-CT) where they receive a stipend of Sh2,000 per month as social protection.
Administrators have already shared the information to the locals about the exercise that will last for a period of two weeks.
By Emily Kadzo
