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Situation Overview: - The district is generally rated at NORMAL. - Rains have been reported in some areas in the mixed farming livelihood zone with increasing intensity of the coastal areas bordering the ocean while in the livestock farming livelihood zone erratic…
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Situation Overview - The longest dry season has set in hence sunny weather prevailed most of the days in the month. Temperatures were however moderate, with a few days of extreme temperatures. - Negligible showers were received in the upper zones…
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Situation Overview - Light localized showers were realized in parts of Eastern and Southern division of Garissa district. Eastern part of Dadaab, Liboi, parts of Jarajilla ranging from Fafi and Hagardera to the Kenya-Somalia Republic Border had light showers. - Showers…
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Mombasa, August 30, 2007 President Mwai Kibaki today announced the revival of Ramisi sugar factory and said the government had signed a lease agreement with Kwale International Sugar Company Limited to build a sugar processing factory at Ramisi. The President noted…
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Over 11,200 community members living in Kerio Valley now have access to safe water after Kenya Red Cross constructed water projects worth Ksh 36 million, funded by Monsanto Foundation through the American Red Cross. Scores of Kerio Valley residents danced and…
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Appeal #641-U Appeal Goal: $20,000 SITUATION: The Mt. Elgon district of Kenya -- an administrative district in the western part of Kenya, located on the south-eastern slopes of Mt. Elgon -- is the site of a long-standing dispute over land ownership…
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NAIROBI, Aug 21, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- At least five people were killed on Monday by devastating flood that has hit Budalangi area of western Kenya, aid agencies confirmed here Tuesday. The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) said the deceased…
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The Kenya Red Cross Society's mission is to build capacity and respond with vigour, compassion and empathy to those affected by disaster and at risk, in the most effective and efficient manner. It works closely with the International Federation…
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NAIROBI, 16 August 2007 (IRIN) - The number of children dying from malaria has dropped sharply in areas of Kenya where the disease is endemic as a result of a campaign to provide free insecticide-treated mosquito nets to families,…
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Recent data from Kenya "ends the debate" about how to deliver the nets 16 AUGUST 2007 - GENEVA/NAIROBI - The World Health Organization (WHO) today issued new global guidance for the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets to protect people from malaria.…
