Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators  The onset of the short rains was on t3rd dekad of November, the performance remains below normal, and average of 15 mm was received during the period  The 3-monthVCI…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators The county received below normal rains during the month under review. The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI is above normal across all sub counties. The Water levels…

Appeal highlights Severe drought and the secondary socioeconomic effects of COVID-19 have affected access to basic needs for children in Kenya. The President of Kenya declared the ongoing severe drought a national disaster on 9 September 2021,…

Urgent solutions needed for refugees as camps set to close Thousands of refugees face uncertainty and insecurity as camps in Kenya are set to close, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). In a new report, MSF calls on Kenya…

Like many other people in Siaya County, Western Kenya, Margaret Awino, a member of the Doho Ukwaka Magombe Masat Association (DUMMA) women’s group, was fearful of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine due to negative rumours circulating in…

Key Messages According to CHIRPS satellite data, as of November 20, the October to December short rains are 60-110 percent of the 40-year average in the unimodal western areas of Kenya, but less than 30-60 percent of…

Josephine Rombo is a community development worker with SOS Children's Villages' family strengthening programme in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. She works with families from low-income communities to strengthen their capacity to care for their children and youth. As…

Nairobi, Kenya, November 17, 2021 — The International Rescue Committee is delighted to hear that President Kenyatta has signed the Refugee Bill into law, giving renewed hope to over 500,000 refugees living in Kenya to have…

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 17, 2021 The Governments of the Republic of Kenya and the United States of America held the second session of the Kenya – United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Nairobi on November…

2 Rationale 2.1 Rationale The Dadaab camp was established in 1991 and is located in Garissa County. As of August 2021, a total of 228,308 refugees and 18,813 unregistered asylum seekers resided in Dadaab Refugee Complex. Since May 2017,…