Reports

Unexpectedly normal to above normal long rains fell in the eastern parts of the country Key Messages The 2013 March to May long rains have been normal to above normal over much of the country except in a…

Hundreds of livestock and houses have been washed away by heavy rains that hit Banissa area in Mandera County. Provincial administration officials have asked the government to send relief supplies to the affected families. Speaking to the Nation…

Two people drowned in Turkana County as the death toll from the raging floods climbed to 76 people and 50,000 others left homeless countrywide. The two died after drowning in the seasonal River Kachoda in Turkana North…

In Kahuho village, up on the foot of the Aberdare Ranges, is a potato farmer, Loise Mugure. Loise owns a two-and-a-half acre piece of land but while she could plant it all at once, she only…

By DANIEL NYASSY dnyassy@ke.nationmedia.com and JOHN SHILITSA jshiltsa@ke.nationmedia.com Posted Sunday, April 28 2013 at 23:30 IN SUMMARY Victims suffer from dehydration following bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea in the Tana Health workers put on alert in flood-prone…

As the magnitude and scope of the AIDS epidemic grew during the 1990s, it transformed the international development landscape: HIV/AIDS became a global development issue with socioeconomic implications for livelihoods, rather than an isolated health issue.…

Source: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:10 AM Author: Kagondu Njagi NAROK, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For many years, it was wheat that kept Joshua Nyaruri‘s family fed and his income flowing. But lately it appears the Rift…

ISIOLO, 24 April 2013 (IRIN) - Assistance to thousands of flood-affected families in Kenya has been curtailed by lack of a national disaster management body, poor coordination, poor rural infrastructure and other challenges. At least 89,515 Kenyans…

This follow-up report examines the results of the March 2013 national elections in Kenya. It summarises the poll results that favoured Uhuru Kenyatta, the on-going International Criminal Court (ICC) trial of key political figures, and anticipated…

HIGHLIGHTS Several weeks of heavy rainfall have displaced tens of thousands of people from their homes in Kenya Despite crop damage, regional food security continues to improve Refugees continue to cross borders, albeit in reduced numbers, due to protracted…