Reports

DADAAB, Kenya, May 3 (UNHCR) - Thousands of Somali refugees have been left homeless after heavy rains destroyed shelters in Dadaab camp, north-eastern Kenya. Food and relief items have been distributed amid fears of water-borne diseases and fuel shortage. The torrential…

by Hussein Abdullahi Nairobi, May 03, 2005 (The Nation/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) --A woman and her three sons died as rains pounded refugee camps in Dadaab, Garissa District, at the weekend. Thirty other people were injured. The rains…

In Brief Appeal No.: 01.08/2004 Appeal target: CHF 2,215,677 (USD 1,664,045 or EUR 1,426,248) revised on 26 February 2004 to CHF 2,281,148 Appeal coverage: 60.3%. Operational Context The Federation sub-regional office for East Africa was established in 2003 to initially cover Kenya, Uganda…

Cooking oil whirls from a frying pan as Peris Maingi, 56, scoops out potato fries amongst the billowing dust of the narrow alley ways of one of Africa's largest slums, Kibera. The daily hustle and bustle of the alleys…

NAIROBI - The United Nations World Food Programme said today that two million Kenyans - particularly in the arid and semi-arid lands in the northern and eastern parts of the country would need food assistance until August, despite a…

The NGOs "Centre for Economic and Social Rights" (Hakijamii), "Coalition on Violence Against Women Kenya" (COVAW-K), "Federation of Women Lawyers Kenya" (FIDA Kenya), "Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children" (KAACR), "Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists" (ICJ Kenya), "Mainyoito…

US$ 2.94 MILLION IMMEDIATELY NEEDED TO EASE IMPACT OF DROUGHT ON CHILDREN - Urgent nutrition rehabilitation to be provided for 30,000 malnourished children - 241,100 children to be vaccinated against measles - 209,360 children in at-risk areas to be vaccinated…

Funds Sent To: Church World Service, Kenya Amount Sent: US$ 49,978 Date: 12 April, 2005 Details of Payment Emergency: Major storms / hailstones Date of Emergency: April 2005 Requesting Partner: Church World Service, Kenya Implementing Partner: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya, Anglican Church of…

NAIROBI, Apr 11, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) - Typhoid in western Kenya has killed 21 people since its recent outbreak in early March, local newspaper reported Monday. Victims of the typhoid outbreak in Western province are to be given free…

NAIROBI, Apr 6, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cases of tuberculosis (TB) are on the rise in Nyanza province in southwestern Kenya due to the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, local media reported on Wednesday. The number of tuberculosis cases in the…