Reports

Situation Overview Dry spell continued throughout the month in the District and managed to receive some light showers (4mm) in the second week of the month. As a result of the dry spell the quality and quantity of forage has deteriorated…

Situation Overview Environmental indicators Cloudy and sunny weather experienced in all the divisions n the month. More reliance on permanent water sources for both livestock and domestic use at household level. Increased distance to water points. Forage quality and quantity on the decline district…

SITUATION OVERVIEW The food security situation among households remained worse as last month. However this situation is fair among the EMOP targeted beneficiaries. Livestock body condition is fair at the moment but products as milk are not available. Lack of markets…

SITUATION HIGHLIGHTS The district remained dry throughout with cold conditions prevailing although. Pasture and browse is still available in most of the divisions in the district with an exception of the six lower divisions. The following divisions;-Makindu, kibwezi and Mtito andei…

Situation Overview No rainfall was realized in most parts of the district except light coastal showers realized along the Kenya-Somalia border in Jarajilla division. Both quality and quantity of pasture and browse continue to diminish and worst affected is the pasture…

SITUATION OVERVIEW There were no rains reported during the month under review. The pasture and browse continued to wither due to onset of cold dry spell. Pans, which have impounded water during the rains, have started drying up. 22 out of the…

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

Situation Overview Environmental indicators. Very small scattered showers in Laikipia West. No pastures in Mukogodo division owing to the dry spell. Crops failure in parts of the district due to frost. Rural economy indicators. Prices of cattle started going down again due to the poor body…

NAIROBI, 28 Jul 2006 (IRIN) - Kenya's health ministry is distributing the more effective malaria treatment, artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), to public health centres in areas prone to epidemics, a senior official said on Friday. The drug will be used…

by Anthony Mwangi, Kenya Red Cross Society Nyanza Province, in the western part of Kenya, has seen a high level of malaria cases that have resulted in a number of children being hospitalized. This is part of the reason why…