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KEY MESSAGES
• At the time of the baseline data collection, the average household (HH) income was found to be Kenya Shillings (Ksh) 5,358, compared to an average HH expenditure of Ksh 7,048. Only 12 HHs were found to have savings (Average HH saving was Ksh 3,975). The HHs were found to be engaging in negative coping strategies to access food and basic needs.
• Less than half of the HHs (43%) were found to have an acceptable food consumption score. The HHs were found to have a poor dietary diversity and food insecurity.
• Very few HHs (5%) were found to be able to meet all their basic needs. Without any form of cash assistance the HHs livelihood and precarious situation is likely to deteriorate. The HHs lack access to highly nutritional food, shelter, water, hygiene and other essential services.
CONTEXT & RATIONALE
Dadaab refugee camp, as of the end of January 2025, was host to 419,155 refugees and asylumseekers, whilst Kakuma and Kalobeyei integrated settlement was host to 299,884 refugees and asylum-seekers.1 Almost half of the refugees in Kenya reside in Dadaab (44%), 40% in Kakuma and 16% in urban areas alongside other stateless persons. Following the long rains between March and April 2024, close to 20,000 refugees in Dadaab were affected by flooding.2 The situation was exacerbated by their precarious lives in temporary or semi-permanent shelters erected in remote locations. In Kakuma, 22 HHs were displaced, and close to 30,000 refugees affected, leaving them in dire need of core relief items. The past years' prolonged drought spells, high cost of living and inflation has worsened food insecurity in the refugee camps. Key challenges remain for the vulnerable communities as massive floods have continued to undermine drought recovery at community and HH-level and weakened communities’ coping mechanisms, making them highly susceptible to food insecurity and malnutrition.