Reports

Situation Overview No rains were received in the entire district during the month under review Pasture quality is poor and quantities are fair and can sustain livestock the coming two months. The main sources of water during the month were major earth…

Situation Overview No rainfall was realized through out the month in the entire district. This is very unusual at this particular period because at the beginning of the month coastal showers used to be realized in some parts of the…

HIGHLIGHTS Kenya- Food insecurity still extremely severe in pastoral areas- Highland cropping areas have reported a favourable harvest and prices have fallen in these areas. However, the rainy season has brought only modest improvements in marginal agricultural areas, where the harvest…

Situation Overview Heavy showers were received during the month in some parts of the District. This recorded a total of 250 mm rainfall according to ALRMP recording station at Chemolingot. As a result of the heavy showers quality and quantity of…

Situation Overview All the livelihood zones experienced sunny weather throughout the month, with cloudy mornings in rain fed and marginal mixed farming livelihood zones. In the entire district, permanent water sources were utilized for both livestock and domestic purposes. Distances to the…

SITUATION OVERVIEW The month of July was a bit wet in most parts of the district. LODWAR Meteorological station recorded a value of 27.1mm in August. This is an increase of 22.0mm from 5.1mm of last month.…

Situation Overview Relatively dry, cool and cloudy weather conditions prevailed across the entire District, with few pockets receiving insignificant drizzles. Absence of precipitation for the third consecutive month adversely affected late planted cereals, legumes and pulses. Late…

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 185 countries. In Brief Appeal No. 18/2004; Final…

Kenya is set to receive a further £6 million in assistance from the UK in response to the country's ongoing food crisis. The extra support, which was announced today by Hilary Benn, the UK's Secretary of State for International…

CARE Warns of "Time Bomb" if Funding Continues to Decrease NAIROBI, Kenya (August 23, 2006) - Major funding cuts by the international community over the last six months have dramatically increased tensions among the 140,000 refugees, the majority of whom are…