Reports

NAIROBI, 24 October (IRIN) - An independent commission has called for the return to their homes of thousands of people displaced by violent clashes around the time of Kenya's last two general elections, in 1992 and 1997. "To inspire confidence…

KAKUMA, Kenya, Oct 14 (UNHCR) - Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie leaned forward eagerly as a young Sudanese girl quietly recounted her tale of how she had fled war and hunger in her homeland and finally made her way to…

With the water situation across Kenya getting worse every day, rural communities in Njoro and Lare areas of Nakuru District have started initiatives to access clean water. The project will assist 800 households - poor farmers dependent upon agriculture…

SUMMARY Pastoralists and arable farmers eagerly await the onset of the 2002/03 short-rains season, hoping to consolidate food security gains achieved during the 2002 long-rains. Although the food security of pastoralists has substantially improved during 2002, their recovery…

(Extract from the report) Overview Issues surrounding a draft constitution released by the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission on September 18 dominated most public discussions in the country this month. The attention was because of its bold proposals that included creation…

UNEP Today Hands Over Low Cost Rainwater Harvesting to Kenyan Pastoralists Nairobi, 27 September 2002 - Masai women have joined a pioneering new anti-drought initiative that promises to dramatically reduce the time spent finding and collecting sufficient clean and healthy water…

NAIROBI, 16 September (IRIN) - Uganda is anticipating unusually high rainfall associated with El Nino, a weather phenomenon typically associated with the warming up of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Last month, the Ugandan authorities issued a national alert over the impending…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 16 September (IRIN) - Increasing ecological destruction and changes in land use around Mt Kenya, Africa's second-highest mountain, are bringing severe pressure to bear on the mountain's rivers,…

Kenya's Paul Tergat, twice Olympic silver medalist and world championship record holder over 10,000 metres, explains why he supports WFP's global school feeding campaign. I know what it means to be poor and hungry. I grew up in the town of…

Health and Family Planning Overview Population: 30.3 million (Central Bureau of Statistics, Kenya 2002) Infant Mortality Rate: 74 (1995, KDHS 1998) Under-Five Mortality Rate: 112 (1995, KDHS 1998) DPT3 Coverage: 79.2%, children 12-23 mos. (KDHS 1998) Nutrition: 22% underweight, children 0-59 mos. (KDHS 1998) Total Fertility Rate:…