Rapports

SITUATION: Dozens of people have died and countless livestock have perished as a result of severe drought in most of northern Kenya and other sections of the country. With rains not expected for at least another month, up to…

HIGHLIGHTS: Drought in Kenya: About 37 Districts are affected by the drought with a high malnutrition rate, an increase in morbidity and about 3.5 million people in emergency food need,. WHO is supporting the Ministry of Health in collaboration with…

By Jane O'Brien NEW YORK, USA, 20 January 2006 -- UNICEF is warning that the number of severely malnourished children in drought-stricken Kenya may have doubled in the last few months. In October 2005 the figure was thought to be…

By Nita Bhalla LAGBOGOL, Kenya, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Deprived of milk since her mother died in childbirth, newborn Mogey lies in her grandmother's lap, too weak to open her eyes or cry for food. The 20-day-old Kenyan baby, whose…

Tim Shenk Joseph Nkuito's flourishing cornfield is a rare sight in Kenya's Rift Valley and a source of curiosity among his neighbors. Friends see his 8-foot-tall cornstalks and ask, "Why does your corn look like this?" Nkuito is happy to explain that…

Introduction Turkana district in Rift Valley province is the largest district in Kenya. It covers an area of 77,000KM2 and has an estimated total population of 500,000 people. It is divided into seventeen administrative divisions. It borders internationally with Ethiopia,…

Minister for Development Cooperation Agnes van Ardenne and Minister for Immigration and Integration Rita Verdonk will be in Kenya from 23 to 25 January for a working visit devoted to issues of migration and development. Both ministers feel strongly…

1 INTRODUCTION Makueni district is located in the Eastern province of Kenya, and covers an area of 7,965.8 square kilometres, with an estimated population of 912,691 people. The district has seventeen administrative divisions and 5 parliamentary constituencies. The Kenya Poverty…

A lack of rain during the autumn has brought terrible consequences in Eastern Africa where currently more than 11 million people are estimated to now require food and other forms of aid urgently. Dry conditions and food and water…

The Federal Foreign Office is stepping up its assistance for victims of the drought in East Africa. In cooperation with the German Embassy in Nairobi and German non-governmental organizations, five aid projects worth approx. 700,000 euro are now under…