Reports

An IRIN investigation reveals that fighters are disappearing after turning themselves in. Are the security forces responsible or jihadist hit squads? Musa Rashid had fought for a year with the Somali jihadist group al-Shabab until, disillusioned, he…

Kalobeyei 31 August 2016– UN-Habitat is working in agreement with the County Government, UNHCR and the local community to support planning for integrated refuges and host communities and developing a spatial plan for Kalobeyei New Settlement…

Highlights • Preliminary findings from nutrition surveys between May and July 2016 indicate the situation in Turkana, Baringo and West Pokot counties remain critical, with Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates over 20 percent in parts of Turkana…

Transitional justice and democratisation nexus: Challenges of confronting legacies of past injustices and promoting reconciliation within weak institutions in Kenya The civilianisation of ex-combatants of the Niger Delta: Progress and challenges in reintegration The quest for Great Heart Leadership to…

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Highlights Nutrition surveys in Turkana show very high prevalence of moderate and severe acute malnutrition. The Kenyan Government and UNHCR started a head count for all refugees in Dadaab. Preliminary findings of the asset-creation evaluation are out. WFP hosted a…

Magge Lole is a 30-year-old mother of seven children, and lives in Manyatta Burji in Moyale, Marsabit County. She delivered her seventh child in the hospital last night. Magge was married when she was 15 and…

This report examines gender and climate change in relation to efforts to support climate compatible development, a policy goal that aims to integrate and draw synergies between adaptation, mitigation and development. The report’s focus is a…

Two children paralysed in Borno state while vaccine-derived virus detected in Mathare and Eastleigh. By Elizabeth Merab In Summary Ministry of Health experts have asked the government to boost immunisation across the country with special focus on areas with…

New, violent fighting in South Sudan has caused around 90,000 people to flee to the neighbouring countries. Most have arrived in Uganda, but also Kakuma Camp in Northern Kenya is receiving hundreds of people every week.…