 FIGURE 1: Poverty headcount (national poverty line) Percent of population 60 56 53 49 50 40 29 36 25 30 17 20 10 0 National National (urban) Population average Shona Shona National Kiambu County Shona National Nairobi County Source: Shona SES (2019) and KIHBS (KNBS 2015/16).  FIGURE 2: Poverty gap and severity (national poverty line) Percent of population 20 16 18 17 16 12 8 8 7 8 4 4 0 10 9 5 7 3 3 1 Shona National National (urban) Population average Shona National Kiambu County Poverty gap Shona National Nairobi County Poverty severity Source: Shona SES (2019) and KIHBS (KNBS 2015/16). (p<0.01). For those living in Nairobi County, the gap for the Shona is about five times what is observed for Kenyans (p<0.01). The poverty severity among the Shona community is 8 percent compared to 5 percent for urban Kenyans (p<0.01; Figure 2). The poverty gap can be used as a rough estimation of the cost of household cash transfers required to eliminate poverty. In this case, eradicating poverty among the Shona community would require a monthly transfer of K Sh 1,019 (2015/16 PPP) which is equivalent to an annual transfer of K Sh 12,230 (US$122.30) to each person. Based on this estimate, it would cost about US$197,636 per year to eradicate poverty for the entire group of Shona people considered in this report. II.  Demographic Profile 14.  Similar to nationals, the distribution of Shona community men and women across different counties is even. Among the Shona community living in Kiambu and Nairobi counties, 51 percent are men and 49 percent are women. Comparing with Kenyans living in urban areas, there are as many men as women (p<0.405; Figure 3). Disaggregating at the county level, there are no significant differences, as gender distribution is equally split for both the Shona population and Kenyans in these counties. 8  Understanding the Socioeconomic Conditions of the Stateless Shona Community in Kenya 10183_Shona Report.indd 8 12/14/20 2:56 PM