Reports

In August 2022 in Marsabit County, approximately 95% of open water sources were depleted in all the livelihood zones. The four successive rainfall deficits and intense livestock migration have accelerated rapid deterioration of pasture across the…

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing…

Study Objective and Intervention Overview Study Objective: To evaluate a specialized mHealth hypertension and diabetes management application adapted for a Kenyan refugee camp setting. Intervention: The Sana.NCD mHealth application demonstrated great potential when originally piloted in Lebanon in 2016 The…

HIGHLIGHT 1: COVID-19 PANDEMIC A cumulative total of 339,036 confirmed cases with 5,678 deaths (CFR 1.7 percent) have been reported since 13 March 2020. Of these 332,969 cases have recovered. The cumulative number of COVID-19 tests conducted…

Biophysical Indicators Generally, the month of October was sunny, characterized by dry weather conditions. The average 1-month Vegetation Condition Index (1M_VCI) for Masongaleni, Mtito Andei, Thange, Kikumbulyu North, Kikumbulyu South and Kiima Kiu/Kalanzoni wards was below normal an indication…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators  The short rains season normaly sets in by mid-October, but this year the season delayed by two weeks. Hoever, by 1st of November several parts of the County received…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators  The county received around 10mm of rainfall in the month of October 2022.  The 3-month VCI was 23.98 indicating moderate vegetation deficit.  Most parts of the county had no…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Alarm-Worsening Biophysical Indicators  The county experienced mostly dry spells during the month under review which is normal The Vegetation Condition Index is above normal greenness across the county.. The Water levels in…

Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Dekadal rainfall for estimates (RFE) were below normal. Onset of the short rains was untimely with uneven spatial distribution and poor temporal distribution across the County. Vegetation condition: 3-months Vegetation Condition Index for the month under…

Biophysical Indicators The County received below average precipitation during the Month of October. The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) showed decrease of 20 percent when compared to previous month of September. The VCI indicated Normal vegetation. The overall drought phase…