Reports

East African Breweries Ltd (EABL) Foundation has donated Ksh 5.7 million ($80,000) towards AMREF's water and basic sanitation activities in Kenya. Receiving the cheque from the EABL Foundation Trustee, Mr Josephat Ngile, AMREF Kenya Country Director Ms Mette Kjaer…

Recent rains in East Africa have brought little relief to millions still suffering food insecurity after the prolonged drought that hit the region. At least 13 million people, mostly in Kenya, Burundi, Ethiopia and Somalia, still go hungry and are…

Horn of Africa Three years of failed rains led to severe drought across the Horn of Africa, creating food shortages for up to 15 million people. The pastoralists who live across northern Kenya, south-eastern Ethiopia and southern Somalia are…

By Evans McGowan, ACT International Masongaleni, Makueni District, Kenya, June 9, 2006 - Agnes Nundu watches Ramon and Kasioka play in the freshly turned dirt. Since the children's birth, farmers have planted their fields, only to have the rains fail…

The crop failures in Chakama have disillusioned the local communities, those that have not despaired have lost track of the land cultivation cycles and this is evident from the disaccord with which land preparation across the fields is being…

Seasonal rains in Kenya should have brought relief to its drought-stricken regions. Instead the heavy rainfall has caused flash floods in many places. The Horn of Africa food crisis is still threatening the lives of around 15 million people across…

SITUATION OVERVIEW Environmental indicators The ended long rains impacted negatively on all environmental indicators reversing the whole situation in the entire district. Forage conditions were affected by high rates of evapo-transpiration that led to withering and deterioration in both quality and quantity of…

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS The long rains season continued on the 1st decade of the month on hilly parts of Mt. Marsabit, Mt. Kulal, Hurri hills and Ndoto ranges. North Horr and Maikona divisions and parts of Laisamis have below normal averages.…

Situation Overview ENVIROMENTAL INDICATORS A total of 41mm rainfall was received during the month that made some impact on the grazing resources. Forage quality is fair though quantity is still insufficient. Water currently in use is Rivers, Traditional River wells, Pans and Dams,…

Situation Overview The much awaited long rains which started in April in some parts of the district, bringing relief in the intense drought condition, failed to pick up during the month under review. Only light showers were realized in some…