Reports

By Nation Correspondent At least 18 people are feared dead near the Wajir-Mandera border following fresh clashes between two rival clans. The clashes started as attacks by Degodia clan members to avenge the death of two people allegedly…

By SAMMY LUTTA By BARNABAS BII Six people, among them four policemen, have been killed in a shoot-out with cattle raiders in Turkana South sub-county. The other two were herdsmen. Another herdsman was seriously hurt during the fighting that…

Current Situation: 597 South Sudanese arrivals have been received in Kakuma through Nadapal border in the past one week. As of 27 th May, the total number of South Sudanese asylum seekers received was 37,320. This brings…

NAIROBI, May 27 2014 (IPS) - Somalia’s State Minister for Interior and Federalism Affairs Mohamud Moalim Yahye has told IPS that the hasty repatriation and mass deportation of its citizens by Kenya could compromise recent, critical…

Josephine Awor doesn't need statistics to know Uganda struggles to provide adequate health care to expectant mothers and babies. As a nurse who has worked with vulnerable populations in areas affected by conflict in South Sudan,…

Conflict over natural resources has increased in Kenya especially among pastoralist communities. In Garissa County, where many pastoralist communities reside, population increases are leading to higher need for water, pasture and fuel wood. These needs, coupled…

Period covered by this Final Report: 22 April to 31 December 2013. Appeal target (current): CHF 3,538,548. Appeal coverage: 37%; Appeal history: This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on 22 April 2013 for CHF 3,538,548 for 6 months to…

Kenya: Somalis scapegoated in counter-terror crackdown Kenya’s Somali community is being scapegoated in a counter-terror operation which has seen thousands subjected to arbitrary arrest, harassment, extortion, ill-treatment, forcible relocation and expulsion, Amnesty International said today. In a new…

By Miriam Gathigah NAIROBI, May 26 2014 (IPS) - Kenya’s health sector has been facing significant challenges, ranging from a shortage of health care providers to a series of labour strikes. The problems have not only disrupted…

The Kenya market watch report is produced by the VAM unit of the World Food Programme Kenya on a monthly basis. Wholesale price data for maize (which is Kenya’s staple) and beans from the State Department…