{"id":14080,"date":"2020-09-08T19:48:27","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T19:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=14080"},"modified":"2020-09-08T19:48:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T19:48:27","slug":"mombasas-urban-poor-gets-sh144m-upkeep-cheque-from-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/economy\/mombasas-urban-poor-gets-sh144m-upkeep-cheque-from-uk","title":{"rendered":"Mombasa\u2019s urban poor gets Sh144m upkeep cheque from UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0Agency\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced direct financial support of Sh144 million to help cushion 10,000 vulnerable people and families living in informal settlements in Mombasa from the negative economic impacts of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>During a visit to Mombasa, where she held talks with County Governor Hassan Joho, the British High Commissioner to Kenya, Jane Marriott, announced the support for some of the families worst affected by the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Channeled through mobile cash transfers directly to individuals and families, it will help with their most pressing needs\u2013such as paying rent, purchasing food, or other basic items.<\/p>\n<p>The High Commissioner visited the Tudor Muoroto informal settlement to see first-hand the potential beneficiaries of the cash transfer programme, along with meetings with coastal governors, and young entrepreneurs, to hear about the UK and Kenya\u2019s thriving partnership on tech and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement is part of the UK\u2019s support to 50,000 people living in informal settlements in Mombasa and Nairobi.\u00a0\u201cThe coronavirus pandemic is global: we are all in this together. Across the world, there is a significant impact on people\u2019s jobs and livelihoods. The UK and Kenya are working together to support companies, jobs and families who need help during this difficult time,\u201d Jane Marriott, the British High Commissioner to Kenya, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn particular, the UK partnership will further help vulnerable communities in Mombasa access food and other basic supplies: cash enables families to buy what they urgently need. This support will also stimulate the wider local economy as most of the basic items are supplied by small business owners living within their communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means a lot to the people of Mombasa and the country at large. The devastation occasioned on the world economy by the COVID-19 pandemic, can amongst many other things be mitigated through initiatives meant to resuscitate the economies at the grassroots,\u201d said Hassan Ali Joho, Governor, Mombasa County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0Agency\u00a0 AfricaPress-Kenya: The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced direct financial support of Sh144 million to help cushion 10,000 vulnerable people and families living in informal settlements in Mombasa from the negative economic impacts of COVID-19. 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