CIVIL Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Director Isabel Mukelabai has urged government to consider increasing the social cash transfer value from K200 to at least K400 and K600 from the current K300 for persons living with disabilities. Mukelabai says the cost of living has remained very high, which has had a negative impact on vulnerable households, stating that the social cash transfer programme is one of the key poverty reduction programmes that can deliver efficacy. In an interview, Mukelabai said there was need for government to address the implementation challenges affecting the efficient implementation of the social cash transfer programme. “The social cash transfer and scaling up of beneficiaries is essential because of the very high poverty levels that...