Reports

DAADAB, Kenya -- Incessant hunger and chronic insecurity forced Rukia Yaroow Ali and her nine children to abandon their home in Jilib, Somalia, to seek shelter at the Hagadera refugee camp in northern Kenya. "My husband was…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The off season rainfall received was above average during the Month of February. • The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) showed an increase of 17 percent when compared to previous month…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall Performance: The county experienced off season rains ranging 1-2 days of moderate to light showers in the 1st and 2nd dekad of the month under review with poor distribution in…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The first dekad of February received normal rains while the second dekad received below normal rains. ▪ The vegetation condition for February was below average with an improving trend. ▪ The…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The month of February was dry and this is normal. ▪ Vegetation greenness and forage condition was below normal range. Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators) Production Indicators ▪ Crops were at harvesting stage with…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • Rainfall report. The month under review remained generally dry with warmer than normal temperatures. • Vegetation Condition Index; the county recorded moderate vegetation condition with Kaloleni and Rabai sub-counties recording…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The month’s weather pattern was characterized by long sunny intervals with high day time temperature with no signs of rainfall. ▪ Overall vegetation condition remained in severe vegetation deficit. ▪ Forage…

Biophysical Indicators • No rainfall received in the county during the month of February 2023 • The 3-month VCI was 29.07 indicating moderate vegetation deficit which was below the long-term average for the month. Lagdera Sub County recorded…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Alert–Worsening Biophysical Indicators • The county did not receive any rains during the month under review • The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the NDVI is below normal and on a worsening…

By Joyce Chimbi NAIROBI, Mar 13 2023 (IPS) - Up until 2019, nurses in three health facilities located in the semi-arid south-eastern Kenya region of Makueni County struggled to bring critical health services closer to a hard-to-reach…