Reports

GENERAL OVERVIEW The district was partly hot and wet at the beginning of the month but hot and dry towards the end. Pastures are good in quality and quantity. Livestock body health is good and healthy though rift valley…

Sida has approved the Swedish Mission Council to spend SEK 437 000 from their rapid response fund for prevention of malaria and cholera in areas in Kenya affected by floods. The cooperation partner International Aid Services Sweden are planning to…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) NOTE: The last fact sheet was dated January 19, 2007. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - Ethiopian forces began withdrawing from Somalia on January 23, starting…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) NOTE: The last fact sheet was dated January 12, 2007. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - Ethiopian forces are planning to begin a phased withdrawal from…

For one week, water ravaged the Dadaab refugee camps in northern Kenya, destroying 2,000 homes in one of the three camps in Dadaab and stealing the few belongings of thousands of refugees. Thousands have been left homeless, and it…

Sida has approved The Swedish Pentecostal Mission Relief and Development Cooperation Agency (PMU) Inter Life to spend SEK 1 000 000 from their rapid responce fund for people affected by floods in the Kwale-region in Kenya, in cooperation with…

Since the beginning of the floods that affected over 723,000 people country wide, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has been involved in a five fold intervention strategy. This entails relief assistance through evacuation, distribution of relief items to the…

Situation Overview Rainfall has progressed well in the district though there were areas which received amounts above normal. These include Kiamathaga, Kabaru and Endarasha. Beans and potato yield might be affected in these areas due to the large amounts of rainfall. Pasture…

Situation Overview Moderate to heavy rainfall was received in most parts of the district by the close of the month of December 2006. Water availability and accessibility for livestock, agriculture and domestic use was good compared to the previous month. Distance…

Situation Overview Stability Short rains extended during the month and impacted positively on vegetation rejuvenation in most areas with exception of Elbarta plains in Baragoi division that realized below normal rains. Ongoing rains reversed the drought situation. The existing road infrastructures have…