Assessments

1 Introduction 1.1 District Background Information Moyale District covers an area of 9,749km2 with the 2007 population estimated at about 61,368 people. The District is in the northern arid lands of Kenya and lies in ecological zones IV and V. It…

1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 District Profile The larger Mandera district is at the extreme end of North Eastern Province covering an area of 26,470 Km2 with approximately 325,000 inhabitants. The district has three dominant livelihood zones; Pastoral-all species- accounting for 28% mostly…

Post-election violence in the wake of Kenya's December 27, 2007 presidential election triggered a severe humanitarian crisis and displaced half a million people. Although security conditions have improved following the February 28 agreement between the Party of National Unity (PNU)…

World Vision carried out a rapid protection assessment in Lakes region, North Rift Valley region and Nairobi from 20-26th February. The objectives of the assessment were: 1. To identify the key protection concerns for women, children and vulnerable groups in…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The Short Rains Assessment 2008 was conducted in February 2008 to determine the impact of the short rains season on the food security situation of arid and semi arid districts. Assessments were also conducted in the conflict-affected areas…

A. Introduction: Three UNCT missions were dispatched to Nyanza, Rift Valley, and Western Provinces to gain an understanding of the impact of the post election violence on the wider population of the two provinces, and learn from the local authorities…

Background Violence in many parts of the country erupted following the general election on 27th December 2007. Although the riots and violence were triggered by political disagreements, it soon took very strong ethnic dimensions which spiralled into revenge-based ethnic clashes, displacements…

WHO/HSE/EPR/DCE/2008.1 Preface The purpose of this technical note is to provide health professionals in United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, donor agencies and local authorities working with populations affected by emergencies with up-to-date technical guidance on the major communicable disease threats faced by…

Background Since the national election held on the 27th of December 2007, in Kenya there have been outbreaks of violence in many pockets across the country. The affected areas are Nairobi (especially high density population areas e.g. Kiberia), Rift Valley…

1.1.2 Access to Water The main water sources in the cluster are boreholes, shallow wells, dams, pans, rock catchments and rain water harvesting both for domestic and livestock use. Water accessibility has improved significantly as compared to…