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IMPACT OF SOCIAL PROTECTION FUND APPROACHES ON SUSTAINABLE 
LIVELIHOODS IN KISUMU COUNTY. A CASE STUDY OF INUA JAMII PROGRAMME

ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of Social Protection Fund Approaches on Sustainable livelihoods 
in Kisumu County, Kenya. This study employed a cross- sectional research design with the population of 100 
respondents. This study was guided by the following research objectives; to establish the effects of provisional social 
protection fund on sustainable livelihoods in Kenya, to determine the effects of preventive social protection fund on 
sustainable livelihoods in Kenya Data were sampled using Stratified purposive sampling. Under this study, descriptive 
statistics were used. Questionnaire and observation were the main tools for collecting data. This study found that 
provisional social protection fund had a significant impact on sustainable livelihoods in Kisumu County, Kenya. This 
study concluded that there are higher expectations related to dependency syndrome among those who would otherwise 
be able to wean off the programme. Additionally, the study concluded that the goal of sustainable livelihoods faces the 
problems such as: of inadequate financial knowledge, lack of harmony between national and county government social 
services operations around safety nets programmes as well as conflict of interests among local leaders. This study 
recommended that, implementation of policies in a multimodal way to bridge gaps and strengthen collaboration 
between all actors at all government levels countrywide, adequate staffing to attract and retain/replace skilled 
personnel as well as scale up information, communications and education on social programmes and other government 
social economic policies for improved population positive public participation and desired impact devoid of political 
activities.
Key Words: Social Protection Fund, Sustainable livelihoods