Reports

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 rains continued in the month of April and increased in amount and intensity with even distribution ▪ The vegetation greenness remains above normal ▪ Pasture and browse condition improved further Socio-Economic…

BACKGROUND The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Kenya stood at 107,329 as of 28 February 2021. Social distancing measures, including the temporary closing of venues or large public gatherings were put in place in March…

BACKGROUND As of 28 February 2021, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kenya was 105,973. COVID-19 risk mitigation measures, including the temporary closing of venues and large public gatherings, were put in place to prevent…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster October – November – December 2020 Rains Season Heavy rains were experienced in many parts of the country following onset of the October-November-December (O-N-D) 2019. The enhanced OND 2019 rains resulted into…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The county received an average of 25.1mm of rainfall compared to 32.2mm long term average. ▪ The 3-month VCI was 29.29 indicating moderate vegetation deficit and was below the long…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: ▪ During the month under review, the county registered moderate to heavy rains. ▪ The amounts received were fairly distributed in both time and space across all the livelihood zones. Vegetation condition: ▪…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ Onset of rainfall was on the 1st week of April. An average Rainfall of 310.8 mm was recorded which was above the normal range. Heavy downpour was witnessed in…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • Substantial rains were received in April. The temporal was poor while spatial distribution was fair across the livelihood zones. • The vegetation cover index remained at normal range, with a…

Poor rainfall and additional COVID-19 restrictions negatively impact food security Key Messages According to CHIRPS satellite rainfall estimates, the March to May long rains have been significantly below average through April. Cumulative rainfall has been less than 55…