Reports

OVERALL PROGRESS Context Kenya continued to face increasing humanitarian needs following the consecutive disasters over the past three years. These include drought, recurrent floods, which all have affected livelihoods and driven widespread food insecurity. Agriculture plays a significant role in…

Kenya, East Africa’s largest, most developed economy, has just seven years to realize its “Vision 2030” of becoming a modern, innovative, middle-income country, a stable and peaceful democracy, food-secure and with equitable access to public services…

Top concerns High concern about the rise of malaria and cholera cases amid el nino flooding in the Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa is grappling with floods and landslides due to el nino. Limited sanitation and…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The county received an average rainfall amount of 286.77mm during this reporting month of November 2023 against the long-term average amount of 136.04mm for the month. • The 3-month VCI…

VITAL TRENDS From 11 November to 8 December, ACLED records 70 political violence events and over 50 reported fatalities in Kenya. Most events took place in Nairobi county, where at least seven instances of riots and three…

This joint statement was signed by Amnesty International, Survival International and Minority Rights Group International. The signatory organisations call on the government of Kenya to immediately cease all evictions in the Mau Forest, as they are in…

Heavy rainfall continues to affect most of Kenya, causing river overflow, floods and landslides, the number of casualties and damage is still increasing. As of 15 December, media report at least 170 fatalities and over half a…

Since 2018, Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge has provided proof of concept (Seed) and transition to scale (TTS) funding to 75 innovations intended for use with conflict-affected populations in over 20 countries. We…

By Victoria Walker Executive Summary Across the globe conflicts are becoming increasingly protracted, new escalations of violence are occurring, climate disasters are more frequent, and humanitarian crises are worsening. Such realities are displacing more children than ever before…

“Women are the backbone of society. They are the most affected during conflict as their husbands and sons die, but they can also be inciters or drumbeaters of conflict.” Barwaqo Ahmed, County Gender Officer, Mandera. In the…