Factsheet: The Kenya Cash Consortium Alert-Based Cash Assistance to Disaster-Affected Communities in Dadaab and Kakuma–Kalobeyei refugee-hosting area: Endline (February 2026)

KEY MESSAGES

• Although average monthly household income increased from KES 5,358 at baseline to KES 7,978 at endline across Dadaab, Kakuma, and Kalobeyei, 94% of households still depended on humanitarian assistance as their main source of income reflecting the role of aid in refugee livelihoods, where opportunities for income diversification and self-reliance are often constrained.

• Households continued to face economic vulnerability. For example, despite higher average income and expenditure in Dadaab, households reported substantially higher debt and almost no savings, indicating greater financial strain and heavier reliance on credit to meet basic needs.

• Food security outcomes varied across Dadaab, Kakuma, and Kalobeyei, with some improvements in food consumption reported at the endline. However, a notable share of households continued to have a poor Food Consumption Score (FCS) at (18% in Dadaab, 21% in Kakuma, and 19% in Kalobeyei), indicating ongoing food access challenges and reliance on negative coping strategies