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Highlights Agriculture is one of the main sources of livelihood in Narok County (Figure 1). It engages over 46% of the population. The county has an absolute poverty rate of 34%, and 12% of the population experiences…

Highlights Agriculture is the main economic activity in Kitui County (Figure 1), contributing to food security and generating 87% of rural household income. Local chicken, goats, mangoes, and green gram (mung beans) were selected as priority value chains…

Following the poor performance of two consecutive rainy seasons and a forecast for below average rains for October – December 2021, on 8 September the Government of Kenya declared the ongoing drought situation as a national…

On 8 September 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta officially declared drought in parts of Kenya a national disaster. A collective group of national and international NGOs has been following the worsening drought conditions and predicted below average…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The County received below average rainfall during the Month of August. • The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) showed decrease of 26 percent when compared to previous month of July. • The…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: • Performance: the County received on average 2 to 6 days of rainfall across the Pastoral, Marginal Mixed Farming (MMF) and Mixed Farming (MF) zones, with majority of the days…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The first two dekads of the month received near normal rainfall. ▪ The vegetation condition for August was below normal for the month with Lunga Lunga, Matuga and Msambweni Sub-counties…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The month of August was dry and this is normal. ▪ Vegetation greenness ranged from moderate to normal with a declining trend. Moreover, forage condition was below normal. ▪ VCI forecast…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) • The month under review recorded minimal to no rains compared to the previous month. • The state of water sources on average ranged between fair to poor across…

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 remained at severe vegetation deficit. ▪ A great proportion of accessible forage…