Reports

Ref: OCHA/GVA 2006/0246 OCHA Situation Report No. 4 Floods - Kenya I - SITUATION 1. The current floods crisis is increasing in scale with the number of affected populations rising from the initial figure of 300,000 to nearly 700,000. The heavy…

Patrick MACHARIA Our dear colleague, Patrick Macharia, was killed in the course of this work on the flood emergency on 3 December 2006. Patrick was part of an assessment mission to western Kenya. A truck that had gone out of…

SITUATION OVERVIEW There has been and it is still more showers in most parts of the district. LODWAR Meteorological station recorded a value of 154.1 mm, Oropoi have recorded the highest value of 501.4mm, which attributes to the (Nov-Dec) onset…

Situation Overview. Substantial amounts of rain were reported in all parts of the district ranging between 80mm to 200mm The water situation has drastically improved with all water sources currently accumulating adequate amounts of water. Vegetation on the other hand has…

GENERAL OVERVIEW The district was hot and wet throughout. Pastures have rapidly improved in the district. Farmers are cultivating and weeding as their crops progress well. Water scarcity have ceased following the onset of rains in the district. Nutritional status for the under fives improved…

Situation overview Future food prospects look bright if the rains persist Cops are at the various stages of physiological growth ranging from germination to knee- high Households have started consuming green cowpeas leaves Pasture and browse are plenty There is a remarkable improvement in livestock…

ActionAid is responding to the floods hitting the Horn of Africa prioritising Garissa and Ijara districts in north eastern Kenya as heavy rains continue. Tarpaulins, blankets, jerry cans, water treatment tablets, utensils and transport are being provided to some…

This Information Bulletin (no. 4/2006) reflects the information available at this time. The Situation The rains continue to hit many parts of the country. According to media reports, many parts that were formerly dry have now flooded because of the unceasing…

Situation Overview Heavy down pours have been received in the entire district for the month under review. The quality and quantity of browse and pasture had considerably improved following the on set of the short rains virtually in all the divisions. Most…

SITUATION OVERVIEW The District received heavy rains from the on-set of the short rains. The first rains were received from 20th of October 2006. The rains were continuous with a break of 3 - 5 days towards the end of…