Reports

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES · Food insecurity continues, long rains assessment report expected on 25 August · Cereal availability remains problematic and can potentially impact food aid assistance · The Government of Kenya and partners develop guidelines for in-kind contributions ·…

As part of the response to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, Britain is helping over 200,000 people in Kenya who have been affected by the drought through UNICEF and the World Food Programme.…

Background In Kenya the 2011 Long Rains was characterized by an erratic and below normal performance, particularly in parts of North Eastern and Eastern Provinces where in many districts rainfall was less than 20 per cent of…

The devastating drought afflicting the people of the Horn of Africa has highlighted the critical need to respond to early warning and ensure community water facilities are well maintained and fully operational when disaster strikes. As World…

By Victor Chinyama WAJIR DISTRICT, Kenya, 22 August 2011— Inside the informal refugee settlements that have mushroomed around towns like Wajir, men are conspicuously missing. As drought ravages the vast and barren expanse of northern Kenya, decimating…

As the food crisis across the Horn of Africa is intensifying, Catholic Relief Services will help thousands of Somali refugees in northeast Kenya by providing critical services in the soon-to-be opened Kambioos extension to the Dadaab…

By Tim Shenk, Church World Service communications officer As you drive east from Nairobi, the Kenyan countryside becomes progressively drier. Long grass becomes yellow and eventually disappears. Bare, reddish soil is all you can see in the…

Reporting period: 10-16 August 2011 (weekly report) Highlights · In the drought-affected areas, · Weekly surveillance reports indicate a deteriorating situation in Turkana, Wajir, Moyale, Mandera, Marsabit and Kajiado districts. · Heavy rains have been experienced in northwestern Kenya with…

By Ryan Hyland Rotary International News -- 19 August 2011 Drought-stricken villages in northern Kenya received desperately needed aid this week from District 9200 (East Africa) and the Red Cross, which delivered more than 18 tons of food…

By Manuel Moreno DADAAB, Kenya, 18 August 2011- It is early morning amidst the shelters of Hagadera refugee camp in north-eastern Kenya, and Mohamed Shorie, 22, is already at work promoting the benefits of hygiene. Surrounded by…