Reports

This publication was produced for the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Berkeley Air Monitoring Group. Executive Summary Introduction to study and tested stoves The purpose of this study was to obtain information on the potential suitability of…

Key Messages Cereal prices are still above average levels and hence deteriorating food access for low-income households. The country suffers from internal tribal conflicts and natural hazards such as drought and floods. There is consensus among agencies that the country is facing…

Abstract (provisional) Background High coverage of insecticide-treated bed nets in Asembo and low coverage in Seme, two adjacent communities in western Nyanza Province, Kenya; followed by expanded coverage of bed nets in Seme, as the Kenya national malaria programme rolled out;…

Abstract (provisional) Background Inadequate protein intake is known to be deleterious in animals. Using WHO consensus documents for human nutrient requirements, the protein:energy ratio (P:E) of an adequate diet is > 5%. Cassava has a very low protein content. This study…

Ref. No. Met/ 7/23 Date: 24 February 2010 PRESS RELEASE 1. HIGHLIGHTS - Near-normal rainfall is expected over most parts of the country during March-May 2010 "Long-Rains" Season. - However, rainfall over the western and central districts is likely to be slightly enhanced…

MOMBASA, 24 February 2010 (PLUSNEWS) - Amina* and Rajab*, in their mid-twenties, spend most of their days getting high on heroin; when broke, Amina injects herself with Rajab's blood as soon as he has mainlined his heroin, for a…

JOHANNESBURG, 24 February 2010 (IRIN) - Temperatures seem set to soar to perilously high levels because of climate change. In another 40 years, would maize still be the staple food in Kenya, already hit by five failed rainy seasons?…

NAIROBI, 23 February 2010 (IRIN) Four years after an innovative slum-upgrading project was launched in Huruma, to the northeast of the Kenyan capital, at least 200 households are now living in improved homes, complete with infrastructure such as running water,…

NAIROBI, 22 February 2010 (IRIN) - Bumper harvests being reported in several east African countries will do little to improve long-term food security in countries like Kenya, where almost six million of its 38 million inhabitants receive some form…

By COSMAS BUTUNYI Posted Monday, February 22 2010 at 00:00 Food insecurity in Kenya has been the force behind the flourishing cross border trade in agricultural produce in East Africa. Faced with unfavourable weather, ineffective agricultural policies, poor organisation of small-scale…