Reports

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Improving or stabalized areas: In five of the 23 Arid and SemiArid Land (ASAL) counties, the drought trend is improving while the trend is stable in nine other counties. Areas of the country are still…

Highlights In January 2018, UNICEF has distributed 2,909 cartons of Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) across nine counties. A total of 95,757 people (15,321 children under five) were reached with malaria control interventions including indoor residual spraying, distribution of…

Drought situation and phase classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) Below normal rainfall was received during the month. Forage condition ranged between fair to good across the livelihood zones. The 3-month vegetation Condition Index (VCI) was normal. Socio Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators) Production…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month of January was dry and this is unusual. The vegetation condition was fair across the county and below normal. Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators) Production Indicators Crops performance was poor and minimal harvest…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Above normal rainfall was received in the first dekad but it was dry in the second and third dekad. The Vegetation Condition Index was above-normal at 59.26. The state of water sources was…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: In January, the County experienced little to no rainfall. The light showers received were poorly distributed in terms of time and space across and in only one livelihood zone -…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The County experienced no rainfall during the Month. The vegetation condition Index VCI-3Month) was 34.98 in the month of January 2017, showing a decrease of 33 percent compared to previous month. The…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month was hot and dry with an exemption of the hilly areas where light showers (33.8 percent of expected rains) were recorded during the first week. The average 3 month…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators No rains were received in the entire County during the month of December.Cessetion of the short rains was early as it occurred in the second week of November compared to…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The county got some off-season rains in January. Forage condition was moderate but on a declining trend. Kajiado South having severe vegetation deficit. Production and Access Indicators Cattle were thin and their fore…