Informes

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 10 June (IRIN) - Food shortages persisted in the arid northern districts of Turkana and Marsabit last month as logistical problems delayed the launch of relief deliveries, a…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 9 June (IRIN) - Kenyan authorities have stepped up food distribution in two districts where a total of 81 people died after eating maize contaminated with aflatoxin, a…

In the north-western tip of Kenya, the region of Turkana pushes out determinedly to the borders of Uganda to the west, Sudan to the north and Ethiopia to the east. The arid rift valley region imposes 2,000 miles of…

Highlights - Exceptionally poor May rainfall signals increasing risk of production shortfalls. - Serious food insecurity in Turkana District is worsened by delayed deliveries. - Crop losses in the marginal areas dampen optimistic outlook. - Aflatoxin poisoning kills around 80…

NAIROBI, 28 May 2004 (IRIN) - Four United Nations agencies and the Kenyan government on Friday launched new funding programmes for Kenya under which the agencies will spend US $150 million to support various projects during the next five…

World Vision Kenya has launched a general food and nutrition program for people worst hit by drought in Turkana District, northern Kenya. The Kenyan government is providing food for the program, while World Vision Kenya has taken on distribution costs. Launching…

NAIROBI, 25 May (IRIN) - The death toll amongst people who recently ate contaminated grain in three Kenyan districts has risen to 51, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. The grain had been contaminated with aflatoxin, a poisonous…

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At least 50 people have died and some 8,000 have been displaced as a result of heavy rains, flooding and landslides in Kenya since March. Many homes have been destroyed and livestock lost. Western regions have been the most…

NAIROBI, 14 May (IRIN) - Twenty-six people have died in the southern Kenyan district of Makueni after eating maize believed to have been contaminated with aflatoxin, a poisonous mould that grows mostly on cereals harvested or stored under damp…