Families to Benefit From Relief Cash

The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has registered 79,567 households in Tana River county in its Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP).

The government targets 7,377 vulnerable beneficiaries, who have been affected by the ravaging drought in phase one.

They will receive Sh5,400 bi-monthly translating to Sh239 million annually.

HSNP Tana River Project Manager Abdikadir Madhowe they are now conducting Community-Based Validation (CBV) to identify the most vulnerable households who will be in phase one of beneficiaries.

“We have so far registered 79,567 households. After the registration, we are now doing Community-Based Validation in which households will be arranged based on their poverty situation,” Madhowe said.

  “We have conducted  CBV in 20 locations with 34 more left. Our team is in Ngao, Odha, Sala and Kiarikungu locations will go to validate the list of people who should be in group one of beneficiaries,” he added.

NDMA was targeting 20 per cent of the population affected by the vagaries of famine.

Households that may have been left out are advised to consult with their chiefs for NDMA to dispatch registration personnel.

Project was launched in June 2021 and was flagged off by Governor Dhadho Godhana, who urged beneficiaries to spend the money wisely.