Informes

A group of humanitarian and development agencies have criticised the international community for its slow response to the drought crisis, as more than three million people are facing starvation. Food shortages are becoming desperate and they urge governments and…

KENYA is suffering from what some believe to be the worst drought to hit eastern Africa in a century. More than three million Kenyans face the threat of famine. With no substantial rains for three years, water is scarce…

Eighty percent of Kenya's 30 million people are farmers and pastoralists. For the three million people who live in the arid and semi-arid grazing regions covering over one-half of Kenya, the situation is severe. In Turkana district, in the northwest…

KENYA: Fuel stand-off hurting Great Lakes region An acute shortage of premium fuel has hit the Great Lakes region following a stand-off between transporters and the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) in the western Kenyan town of Eldoret. Transporters and their drivers…

At a glance KEY ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN in some districts at least 4% of under 5s are severely malnourished; the situation is expected to deteriorate over coming months only 20% of children are immunised against measles; outbreaks are likely as food shortages…

NAIROBI, 8 August (IRIN) - The international community is not responding adequately to appeals for food in drought-stricken Kenya, where more than three million people are facing starvation, a group of 13 leading aid agencies said. In a press release…

Period covered: 1 January - 30 June 2000 Although serious institutional problems in the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) resulted in poor response of donors, the Federation is determined to continue with the activities identified in the Country Assistance Strategy since…

Tervil Okoko, PANA Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya (PANA) - A dangerous conflict for scarce resources in emerging between wildlife and human beings, as severe drought blankets Kenya's range areas like a plague. While the Kenya Wildlife Service or KWS has tried its…

KENYA: Starvation deaths reported in Wajir district Ten children have died from hunger as the situation of vulnerable populations worsened in Wajir District, northeastern Kenya, according to a government official quoted by the 'Daily Nation' newspaper. Abdirahman Abbas, coordinator of the…

NAIROBI, KENYA =ADThe Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) was one of only two humanitarian organizations invited to attend the Golden Spear 2000 Symposium held in Nanyuki, Kenya, from July 25 to 27, organized by the U.S. and Kenyan…