Informes

Currently around 4.1 million people in Kenya are food-insecure and in need of humanitarian assistance. This is a 17 per cent rise since May of this year. Child malnutrition has also risen around 50 per cent…

Hunger in East Africa doubles in one year with response branded “hugely inadequate” The response of the international community in responding to the early warning signs of a hunger crisis in East Africa has been branded “hugely…

Key Messages In July, the 2022 Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) Long Rains Assessment/IPC determined that around 3.7 million people in the pastoral and marginal agricultural areas are facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse outcomes,…

Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes will likely persist in the absence of a scale-up of food assistance Key Messages The March to May long rains marked the fourth below-average season across most of eastern Kenya. The continuous decline…

Overview The drought situation continued to worsen in twenty (20) of the 23 ASAL counties. This is attributed to the poor performance of the 2021 Long rains coupled with previous three failed consecutive seasons. The number of…

Background Millennium Water Alliance (MWA), in collaboration with CARE Kenya, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Food for the Hungry and World Vision are implementing the ‘Resilient Arid Lands Partnership for Integrated Development Plus (RAPID+) program in the Counties…

Millions of Kenyans do not have enough to eat amid the worsening drought, and a growing number of people have been losing their livelihoods to extreme weather. “We don’t have markets where we can buy…

The global COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the world economy in the past two years. Cross-border and domestic trade in East Africa has seen significant volatility during this time, in part owing to its interconnectedness and…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Worsening Biophysical Indicators • The county received normal rainfall which was fair to poor in terms of amount received and distribution • The Vegetation greenness as represented by the 3 month VCI depicted very…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ There were no off-season rains received in July. ▪ The vegetation greenness remains good for both livelihood zones. Forage condition remain fair to poor Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators) Production Indicators ▪ No crops in the…