Reports

NAIROBI, Apr 4, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) Kenyan Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Marsden Madoka on Thursday called for the resettlement of the refugees elsewhere from Kenya, saying that the refugee influx poses a threat to Kenya's national…

NAIROBI, 22 March (IRIN) - The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday denied that the sale of food aid it had distributed to refugees in Kenya was contributing in any significant way to an oversupply of maize…

NAIROBI, 20 March (IRIN) - The European Commission's humanitarian aid office (ECHO) on Tuesday announced that it is to provide 2.5 million euros, or about US $2.2 million, to help people affected by continuing drought in north and northeast Kenya. In…

Roundup by Wang Jingzhong NAIROBI, Mar 20, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi launched here Wednesday the National Water Campaign aiming at managing its water resources in a sustainable manner to reduce poverty and ensure adequate…

by Charles Maingi - Communications Manager World Vision Kenya in collaboration with three other organisations will provide potable water to 11,380 people in a semi-arid area in Makueni District, eastern Kenya. World Vision Kenya, the Ambassadors Development Agency and the Christian…

The European Commission, through its Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO), which comes under the responsibility of Commissioner Poul Nielson, is providing a further €2.5 million to help people affected by drought in North and North-East Kenya. In these regions, poor…

NAIROBI, 15 March (IRIN) - The UN refugee agency in Tanzania has denied allegations of corruption and intimidation by officials dealing with refugees, saying that many of the claims are slight and give little to investigate, while others are…

The October 2001 agreement between the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and the opposition Civic United Front (CUF) to resolve Zanzibar's political crisis earlier in the year was an historic milestone in the management and resolution of conflicts, especially in…

SUMMARY The prognosis for the 2002 long-rains season is favorable in most parts of the country except for Turkana, western Marsabit, northern coastal districts and areas around the shores of Lake Victoria. The country’s current maize glut, coupled…

NAIROBI, 4 March (IRIN) - Based on climatic conditions during January, and analysis of weather data and systems, there is increased likelihood of near- to above-normal rainfall in much of eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa from March…