Reports

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kenya is a a signatory to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, the 1967 Protocol and the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention, and has generously been providing a safe haven for refugees for decades. In October 2017,…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month of July was dry and this is normal. The vegetation greenness was normal with a declining trend. However, forage condition was below normal. VCI forecast indicates normal vegetation greenness for…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators The county received above normal rains during the first two dekads of July but declined in the third dekad. The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month of July has been dry, cold coupled with frost bite and mist. The vegetation greenness remains above normal Pasture and browse condition deteriorated. Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators) Production Indicators Harvest quality and quality…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Performance: the County received on average 2 to 7 days of rainfall across the Pastoral, Marginal Mixed Farming (MMF) and Mixed Farming (MF) zones, with majority of the days being…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The county received an average of 6.1 mm of showers which was below the long term average amount. The 3-month VCI was 25.91 indicating moderate vegetation deficits and was below the…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) The month under review recorded minimal rains compared to the previous month. The state of water sources on average ranged between fair to poor across the livelihood zones indicating…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month’s weather conditions was dominated by intermittent sunny and cloudy weather accompanied by strong winds. Vegetation condition deteriorated for the second month in a row and maintained a severe vegetation…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The first two dekads of the month received normal rainfall. The vegetation condition for July was below normal for the month with Matuga and Kinango Sub-counties classified in the moderate drought…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The County was cold and dry in July. This was normal for this time of the year. Though vegetation greenness was at normal state; pasture was fair to poor and is…