A household benefitting from HSNP in Ganyure, Wajir
Cash transfers constitute the highest share of spending in all regions except in sub-Saharan Africa, where food and other in-kind transfers dominate. Safety net programmes on average help reduce poverty headcount rate by 8 per cent and narrow the poverty gap by 15 per cent on average.
Kenya’s hunger safety net plan is implemented by the National Drought Management Authority under the Ministry of Devolution. At the moment, the programme supports the poorest and vulnerable households in Turkana, Mandera, Wajir and Marsabit counties.
The programme’s goal is to reduce extreme hunger and vulnerability by delivering regular and unconditional cash transfers of Sh5,100 every two months (starting from July 5, 2015) to targeted households.
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