16-03-2022 Current News Super User
The Government, through the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), has disbursed Ksh537 million under the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) to 99,494 poor and vulnerable households in Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera and Turkana counties.
“Each household is entitled to Ksh5400. This will...
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26-11-2019 Current News Peter Abiya
HSNP has delivered Kshs 0.54 billion (£3.99million) to 97,967 households (Appr. 600,000 people) across the four arid counties of Turkana, Mandera, Wajir and Marsabit. This second tranche, referred to as KR2, was paid out on November 25, 2019. The first tranche of regular...
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14-10-2018 Current News Carrie Ndoka
HSNP ACHIEVES ANOTHER MILESTONE- A HELP DESK AT HUDUMA CENTER!
In its endeavor to enhancing quality delivery of services to HSNP beneficiaries, HSNP is now operating at Huduma Center. In Wajir Huduma Center, HSNP help desk is alive and kicking since...
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01-05-2018 Current News Carrie Ndoka
HSNP2 is pleased to share with you a summary of key milestones achieved by the programme for the months of January to April 2018. The purpose of this bulletin is to keep HSNP2 stakeholders abreast with the operations of the...
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10-04-2018 Current News Carrie Ndoka
HSNP RELEASES INDEPENDENT EVALUATION REPORTS & SPECIAL STUDIES FOR PHASE 2
In March 2018, Oxford Policy Management Ltd. (OPM) released an assortment of independent evaluation reports and special studies for HSNP2. OPM is the company contracted to conduct independent evaluation for both...
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18-01-2018 Current News Carrie Ndoka
UK Secretary of State for Department for International Development, Penny Mordaunt, lauded HSNP's drought emergency scale up mechanism that is able to quickly delivery cash transfers to households reported to be in severe or extreme drought status. Vegetation Cover Index...
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07-11-2017 Current News Carrie Ndoka
On 8th November 2017, HSNP2 delivered Kshs 0.54 billion (£ 3.99million) to 100,554 households (603,324people)across the four arid counties of Turkana, Mandera, Wajir and Marsabit as payment cycle 27. HSNP is an unconditional flagship cash transfer programme that delivers social...
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14-09-2017 Current News Carrie Ndoka
On 15 September 2017, HSNP2 paid Kshs. 560,940,300 to 98,896 households across the four poorest and arid Counties of Turkana, Wajir, Mandera and Marsabit. This disbursement was made to the Group 1 households- those who receive unconditional bi-monthly cash transfers...
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26-06-2017 Current News Carrie Ndoka
On 23 June 2017, HSNP2 paid Kshs. 223,635,600 drought emergency cash transfers to additional 82,828 Group 2 households across the four arid counties of Turkana, Mandera, Wajir and Marsabit. Each household received Kshs. 2,700 equivalent to one month's entitlement. Thus...
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05-06-2017 Current News Carrie Ndoka
The independent Impact Evaluation of the HSNP2 released on 5th June 2017 by Oxford Policy Management(OPM), shows that HSNP cash transfers are positively impacting livelihoods as they are largely spent on food and basic needs such as clothes, school fees...
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22-05-2017 Current News Carrie Ndoka
Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) disbursed Kshs. 623,255,100 (equiv.£4.65million) to to 98,492 regular households across four Northern Kenya's arid Counties of Turkana, Marsabit, Wajir and Mandera (see graphs below) on 18 May 2017 . Each household received a bi-monthly cash transfer...
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09-04-2017 Current News Carrie Ndoka
Safety net of cash transfer payments helps persuade families that investing in girls makes good economic sense
Wednesday, 5 April 2017 23:05 GMT
The transition to keeping girls in school has not always been an easy one. When Lopungre passed her primary...
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27-03-2017 Current News Carrie Ndoka
On 24 March 2017, HSNP paid drought emergency cash transfers to 53,635 group 2 households across the four Counties of Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit and Turkana. This was in response to the drought triggers reported by the vegetation cover index report...
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08-03-2017 Current News Carrie Ndoka
Yesterday, H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta witnessed HSNP drought emergency payments of Group 2 beneficiaries in Lodwar. The payments were triggered by the February 2017 vegetation cover index. Each household will received Kshs. 2,100. Drought emergency payments are also being delivered...
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22-02-2017 Current News Super User
WATCH: NTV DROUGHT IN MARSABIT NEWS FEATURE aired on Sunday, 22 February 2017
"Marsabit County is experiencing severe drought in sub-Counties such as North Horr, Laisamis and Moyale. A huge number of livestock is at risk of perishing. Both the National...
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06-11-2016 Current News Carrie Ndoka
HSNP payment of cycle 21 to regular households (Group 1) began on 5th November 2016 across the four Counties of Turkana, Wajir, Marsabit and Mandera. A total of 96,016 households received Kshs. 584,793,400.00 (Kshs. 0.585 billion) as their two months...
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31-10-2016 Current News Carrie Ndoka
This infographic explains the effect of routine HSNP on coping mechanism and adverse response. It explains how for routine recipients who receive regular payments every two months, how HSNP is considerably strengthening their ability to cope with shocks. In addition, HSNP has...
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24-10-2016 Current News Carrie Ndoka
HSNP is considered an important source of income as it feeds into and supports benefitting households' income generating activities. Follow us for more on twitter HSNPKenya and HSNP Facebook page. See more of HSNP evaluation reports on HSNP's Measurement & Evaluation .
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