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Reporting Period: 1 January to 31 December 2021 Highlights Kenya is facing a severe drought due to the cumulative impacts of three consecutive failed rains seasons. Over 2.8 million people were facing food insecurity by December 2021. By 31…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Wajir County was dry throughout the month, although an Off-season rainfall was received in some pockets of the County and the distribution in terms of space and time was poor. Vegetation…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • No rainfall was received in Mandera county during the month under review • Vegetation condition; the current three-month Vegetation Condition index for the County is moderate vegetation deficit. Mandera East, Lafey and South…

Kisumu, Kenya– Lorsque le Ministère de la santé du Kenya s’est fixé pour objectif de vacciner 10 millions de personnes contre la COVID-19 avant la fin de 2021, de nombreuses personnes comme Lilian Anyango n’ont pas…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The county experienced light showers and sunny days during the month of January. ▪ Vegetation greenness and forage condition was below normal. ▪ VCI forecast for the month of February indicates normal to above…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators • The county received above normal rains during the second dekad of January which were poorly distributed. • The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI is depicting moderate vegetation deficit. •…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: • Onset/Cessation: the OND rains onset delayed. • Performance: the County received on average 3 to 5 days of light to heavy rainfall across the Pastoral, MMF and MF zones. The temporal and…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The county received an average of 4.3 mm off season sowers in the month of January which was below normal ▪ The 3-month VCI was 40.85 indicating normal vegetation greenness and within…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) • The month under review recorded above little to no rains compared to normal. • On average, the state of water sources was fair across the livelihood zones as most dams…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The weather pattern was characterized by hot, cloudy with rains around Isiolo and Garbatulla in the first dekad of the month under review. The other two dekad remained dry and hot. ▪…