Informes

1 Introduction Isiolo District, located in Eastern Province, is bordered by Wajir, Marsabit, Laikipia, Samburu, Meru North, Garissa, Tana River and Mwingi districts. It covers an area of approximately 25,000 square kilometres. The district has four main livelihood zones. These are namely:…

CARE Steps Up Emergency Relief in Northeastern Kenya Nairobi, Kenya (January 11, 2006) -- As the drought in the Horn of Africa worsens, CARE International is responding to the appeal of the Kenyan government to bring relief to an estimated 2.5…

Predictions of famine are making Salvation Army leaders in Africa increasingly concerned for needy families in the region. Food shortages are already being experienced in many places and weather forecasters are predicting continuing drought in some areas and for worsening…

Brief on Kenya Drought The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews-Net) and the Government's Arid Lands Resource Management Project (ALRMP), reported to the Disaster Management Committee Kenya that the food insecurity in 17 districts across the country is alarming (see…

NAIROBI, Jan 10, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Tuesday renewed his appeal to both local and international partners to join his government in helping those affected by famine ravaging the east African nation. The president…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 10 January (IRIN) - The Kenyan government has said it will buy all stocks of maize produced by local farmers in a bid to cope with a…

Makueni District, Eastern Kenya: Bending down, Anastasia Wanza 55, plucks a tomato from a stem and calls out to one of her children pumping water from a shallow well nearby to come help her tend the garden. Anastasia's little…

Bonn, 9.1.2006. Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (German Agro Action) has warned that a situation like in Niger will emerge in Kenya this summer if fast and determined action is not taken. "Much too much time has already been lost," says Iris…

NAIROBI, Jan 6, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Kenyan government will be forced to ration its water supply in the capital city of Nairobi and its environs if the current drought ravaging parts of the country persists. Water Resources…

In normal circumstances, a camel can go for three to four months without taking water, as long as it feeds on green pasture. But in Wajir, northern Kenya, this year the remaining camels are regularly seen at water points.…