Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The county registered late onset of short rains in fourth week instead of second week of October. The highlands experienced moderate rains while the lowlands received light rainfall. The…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Forage condition was good to fair save in localized areas in pastoral livelihood with poor pasture. Satellite imagery indicates above normal vegetation according to vegetation condition index (VCI) Recharge of open…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The short rains onset was late with rainfall experienced in 5-6 days being average but spatially evenly distributed. The cumulative rainfall for the six month period (May to October) accounted…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall. Depressed rainfall was received across the County in the third dekad of October 2020. The County is likely to receive near average to below average rainfall in November 2020 according…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Adequate rainfall was received across livelihood zones in the month under review. The temporal and spatial distribution was good across the livelihood zones. The vegetation cover index recorded was above normal…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Most parts of the country experienced generally sunny and dry conditions throughout the month of September. However, The historically above-average March-April-May (MAM) 2020 rainfall has continued to impact positively on water availability, forage, and crop production…

Highlights • In the third quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to take a toll on the economy and basic social services provision in Kenya. As of 30 September, Kenya has reported 38,529 COVID-19 cases,…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Turkwel Dam is an arch dam located along the Turkwel river gorge, about 76 Km North of Kapenguria town in West Pokot county. The dam was designed to serve several purposes…

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES This assessment was led to gain a better insight to the Flood, Desert Locust and Covid-19 impacts in Kenya arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), Somalia, Nakapiripirit District of Uganda and Liben Zone of Ethiopia, on…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators No rainfall was received in all parts of the County during the month Vegetation condition; the current three-month Vegetation Condition index was above normal vegetation greenness band for the County. Pasture and…