Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • Select parts of the county experienced trace amounts of rainfall with a distribution in time of a day. Cumulative rainfall for the period (December 2021 to November 2022) accounted…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators OND season onset delayed to the 1st week of November. Rainfall received during the month was evenly distributed in time and space accounting for 106% of normal. Vegetation Condition Index was…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: ALARM-WORSENNING Biophysical Indicators Biophysical indicators shows positive trends towards expected seasonal ranges. Rains were received in the month of November 2022 compared to the month of October. The November Vegetation Condition Index values…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The onset of the October-November-December (OND) rains was late. It started in the second week of November compared to first week of November as projected by Kenya Meteorological Department. Performance…

Biophysical Indicators False onset of October November December (OND) rains was reported Most parts of the county recorded moderate showers during the month under review. The distribution in both time and space was generally fair across all the livelihood…

Biophysical Indicators Most parts of the county received below average rainfall during the month under review. The distribution was uneven across the livelihood zones. The lower parts of Igembe central, Tigania West and Igembe North received little…

Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Dekadal rainfall for estimates (RFE) were below normal. Cumulative rainfall amounts were 26-50 percent of normal, distribution of rains was uneven temporally and poor spatially. Vegetation condition: 3-months Vegetation Condition Index for the month under review…

Biophysical Indicators Light showers received in some parts of Banissa and Kiliweheri sub counties while the rest of the sub counties were dry during the reporting month. Vegetation condition; the current three-month Vegetation Condition index is severe deficit.…

Biophysical Indicators Onset of the 2022 October-November-December (OND) rains was realized in the first Dekad of the month of November. During the first two weeks state of Pasture and browse condition remained poor across all the three livelihood…

Biophysical Indicators The County received below average precipitation during the Month of November. The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) showed decrease of 24 percent when compared to previous month of October. The VCI indicated Normal vegetation. The overall drought phase…