Reports

By Tim Cocks KAALOKOL, Kenya, March 11 (Reuters) Millions of children in drought-hit East Africa are threatened by a "lethal cocktail" of measles and malnutrition and urgently need vaccinations against the highly infectious disease, a U.N. official said. "The high rates…

As prolonged drought turns to famine in Kenya, Christian Children's Fund (CCF) is expanding its emergency assistance in Kenya and is appealing for the world to turn its attention to the slowly unfolding but massive disaster that is occurring…

By Caroline Waterman, ACT International El Wak, northeastern Kenya, March 10, 2006--Outside the town of El Wak, on the Kenya-Somalia border, more than 200 families are living in makeshift camps, waiting for assistance. Four months ago the camp did not…

By Caroline Waterman, ACT International Kajiado, southern Kenya, March 10, 2006--Dead animals lie rotting in the fields, the farms, the markets and along the roads. The cattle farmers of Kajiado in southern Kenya have lost everything to drought. Moses Ole Yiare…

Kenyan farmer: "I have never seen anything like this before" Kajiado, southern Kenya -- Dead animals lie rotting in the fields, the farms, the markets and along the roads. The cattle farmers of Kajiado in southern Kenya have lost everything to…

Wells will promote good health, reduce water-borne diseases By Charles W. Corey, Washington File Staff Writer Washington - A U.S. company will use a loan from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to drill potable water wells in rural areas of Kenya,…

Caroline Waterman, Christian Aid's communications officer, is in Kenya. Here she reports back on the country's devastating drought. Outside the town of El Wak, on the Kenyan-Somali border, more than two hundred families are living in makeshift camps, waiting for help.…

Animal deaths, hunger threaten villagers Everywhere you look thousands of cattle, goats and sheep are dropping dead here, weakened by lack of food and water and unable to survive the recent cold snap. Starvation now looms among more than 400,000…

British medical aid agency Merlin has helped to set up an emergency feeding unit in drought stricken northern Kenya, following a 50 per cent increase in child malnutrition rates. The temporary rehabilitation unit, located in Wajir District, is part of…

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 8 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - Around the few deep boreholes dotted across Kenya's arid empty north, villages of thatched huts are growing by the day. Dozens…