Informes

By VPPS Jan 11, 2006, 14:18 NAIROBI,WEDNESDAY The government is considering phasing out orphaned children's homes over a period of 20 years, Vice President Moody Awori has disclosed. The plan would be implemented by encouraging able families to foster an orphaned…

INTRODUCTION Garissa District, which has an area of 33,681 square kilometers, has a population of 368,593 (1) The highest concentration is in the Central Division. The District is divided into eleven administrative units, namely Balambala, Benane, Bura, Central, Dadaab, Danyere,…

1.0 INTRODUCTION Objectives The Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) is conducting food security assessments in 27 drought-hit districts from January 7-31, to clarify the geographic extent, the character and depth of the food security crisis. The objectives of the assessment…

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:…

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…

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…

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…