Reports

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,…

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…

Current state of crisis The near total failure of the Nov-December rains has pushed some areas from alert into emergency status. In December 2005 three districts in the North East, Marsibit, Mandera and Wajir were declared emergency zones; this was…

UNICEF Re-Issues Emergency Appeal for US$4 million NAIROBI, 19 December 2005 - UNICEF called urgent attention today to thousands of children in northern Kenya who face malnutrition due to deepening drought. The recent short rain season has been extremely poor in…

Over 30 deaths have been reported in Northern Kenya, as one of the most severe droughts since 2000 intensifies. The actual number is likely to be a lot higher. Over two million people are reported starving in the country, and…

The UK Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn, today announced that the UK would be providing a £55m grant to support implementation of the Ministry of Education's five year plan, the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme (2005-2010). The…

The UK Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn, today announced that the UK would be providing a further £3 million in response to the Kenyan food crisis. The funding will be provided to the World Food Programme to…

International Development Secretary Hilary Benn is today (Tuesday, 17th January) visiting a feeding centre supported by British medical aid agency Merlin in drought-stricken Wajir, northern Kenya. In response to the worsening food crisis in Wajir, Merlin is scaling up its medical…

By Andrew Cawthorne NAIROBI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Desperate Maasai herdsmen are driving starving cattle into Nairobi to escape drought and feed off the better-watered pastures and leafy neighbourhoods of the Kenyan capital. Illustrating the extreme measures being taken across Kenya --…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. In Brief This Bulletin (no. 1/2006)…