Reports

TURKANA SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, Kenya—Every month, midwives at Katilu sub-county hospital deliver more than 60 babies to women living in Turkana South sub-county, saving the lives of mothers experiencing complications, and those of their newborns. “We pride…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The county received below normal rainfall during the month that was characterised by poor temporal and uneven spatial distribution across the livelihood zones. The vegetation greenness was below normal range for…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The County received below average precipitation during the Month of December. • The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) showed an increase of 15 percent when compared to previous month of November. •…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The first dekad of December received below average rains while the second dekad received normal rains. ▪ The vegetation condition for December was below average with a deteriorating trend. ▪ The…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • Rainfall report. The month under review remained generally dry with minimal erratic rains. • Vegetation Condition Index; the county recorded moderate vegetation condition with most pockets of the county recording…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ December’s weather pattern was characterized by intermittent cloud cover, moderate daytime temperature and rains in selected parts of the county. ▪ Overall vegetation condition remained in an extreme drought vegetation…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The temporal and spatial rainfall distribution during the month was poor across the county. ▪ The vegetation covers improved across both livelihood zones, signifying improvement in pasture and browse condition. Socio-Economic…

In Numbers 9,769 MT of food commodities distributed USD 9.5 million cash-based transfers made USD 161.4 million six months net funding requirements (Jan – June 2023) 1.62 million people assisted Food Security Situation Acute food insecurity remains elevated across Kenya due to…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Dekadal rainfall for estimates (RFE) were below normal. Cumulative rainfall amounts were below 75 percent of normal rains, distribution of rains was uneven temporally and poor spatially. Vegetation condition: Vegetation Condition…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The short rains performed poorly with both unclear onset in late October and unclear cessation in December.  The County has remained in moderate vegetation deficit since May with Kajiado central…