Abstract: Kenya has been conducting orphan and vulnerable children cash transfer to support the needy. Ike any other program, the cash transfer program has policies that guide its operations for effectiveness. Political processes shape policymaking and with Kenya having transitioned to a new political dispensation since 2010, the political influences on the cash transfer policy uptake are worth examining. The study was guided by the following objectives: To examine the effect of political will on OVC cash transfer programme in Mandera North sub-county. The study adopted a mixed-method approach where both qualitative and quantitative data was collected and analyzed and adopt a descriptive survey design. The study sample size was 287 study participants.