Reports

Overview The government has announced an intention to look for external experts to help harness flood waters especially in the Lake Victoria Basin. Holland and China have been suggested as countries which could be approached for expertise owing to their…

World Vision's Marigat Area Development Program (ADP) is seeking resources to enable it to respond to the immediate needs of residents severely affected by recent floods in Marigat and Mukutani Divisions of Baringo District in Kenya. The ADP's disaster response…

by Andrei Neacsu in Western Kenya A camouflage-painted Puma helicopter lands in the courtyard of the main school of Nyando in front of a crowd of excited students and bystanders. As he steps down to be welcomed by the district commissioner…

NAIROBI, 26 May (IRIN) - The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily shifted its humanitarian operations for south Sudan to western Kenya after floods damaged part of the road to the Lokichoggio base in northern Kenya. WFP said it…

NAIROBI, 20 May (IRIN) - Floods which have wreaked havoc in Kenya since late April, have destroyed a vital bridge, impeding the delivery of humanitarian supplies to northern Kenya and southern Sudan. According to a report from the office of the…

This Ops Update is intended for reporting on emergency appeals.The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions…

On May 16 (Fri), the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency grant assistance of 100,000 U.S. dollars to the Republic of Kenya, which has sustained damage from flooding. 2. Floods occurred in the three Kenyan provinces of Nyanza, Western…

NAIROBI, 16 May (IRIN) - A government-appointed Task Force on a possible Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Kenya is likely to face controversy over former president Daniel arap Moi, says Task Force chairman Professor Makau Mutua. "I think there are…

By Andrei Neacsu at the Sasumua dam The man in the yellow waterproof jacket is giving short and precise orders to a group of workers. The lush green valley of dense, ten metre-high bamboos, eucalyptus and other trees, reminds one…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release Foreign Press Center Translation (No. 100) 1. On May 13 (Tue), the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind, comprising blankets, plastic sheets, plastic jerry cans and water tanks (equivalent to about…