Informes

Food insecurity in the coastal districts has intensified after three successive poor seasons. An estimated 290,000 persons are now highly food insecure and require food aid, the worst-affected through well-targeted general food distribution and the remainder…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 9 July (IRIN) - Kenya is to receive a total of US $60.51 million dollars in grants and loans from the African Development Fund (ADF) for projects…

Press Release [No. SEGL3/F/36/04] Tunis, 7 July 2004 - Kenya is launching an important project aimed at improving water supply and sanitation services in the Rift Valley. The African Development Fund (ADF) will help the country attain this objective with…

Highlights Unfavorable forecast dampens crop prospects in drought-affected areas. Poor crop production in the lowlands deepens food insecurity. Aflatoxin contamination remains a threat though mortalities have declined. Rapid food security assessment results expected to inform intervention plan. Current high maize prices…

In parts of Turkana and Marsabit Districts, but targeting uneven Relief food interventions are now ongoing in both Turkana and Marsabit Districts, two of the worst affected districts in the country. Rates of child malnutrition deteriorated in March to an alarmingly…

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By Charles Maingi - Communications Between 1.4 million and 3.3 million Kenyans will need relief food between July and December this year, as the result of a worsening food crisis in several parts of the country, some sources have predicted. Around…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 18 June (IRIN) - About 1.4 Kenyans are short of food, especially in regions affected by prolonged drought, and will require about 85,000 to 90,000 mt of…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 17 June (IRIN) - A rare infectious fever known as leptospirosis has claimed the lives of 12 people and affected nearly 180 others in the western district…

NAIROBI, Jun 10, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Kenyan authorities have stepped up humanitarian aid in two districts where over 100 people died after eating aflatoxin contaminated maize, officials said Thursday. While launching the Save a Life Fund for the victims…