Reports

The government on Thursday allayed fears of starvation among thousands of floods-displaced people in Tana River County. Some 7,799 bags of assorted food are at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) in Garsen town for emergency…

By SANDRA CHAO Scores of families displaced by floods in Tana River county face food, water and health crisis at their temporary shelters. (READ: 15,000 flushed out of homes) The most affected are women and children, according to…

Recurring drought and floods have had a significant impact on communities in Tana River district in the last ten years, thus negatively impacting on households (HH) and reducing their capacity for recovery. These hazards exacerbate high…

By ADAM IHUCHA (email the author) Posted Saturday, June 2 2012 at 12:36 Boosting water supply in the East Africa Community, fighting water hyacinth control and protecting the Mount Elgon ecosystem top the list…

An overview of the delegation's activities in the first half of 2012. Content: ICRC facilitates the transfer of released chinese nationals IHL military instructors course held Water project for 6,000 beneficiaries ICRC intervenes during Moyale clashes ICRC continues to support the Djibouti…

This report covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2011. In brief Programme outcome In line with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ (IFRC) Strategy 2020, the East Africa regional representation’s disaster management programme…

KISUMU, 24 May 2012 (PLUSNEWS) - Elsie, Bernard and their five children share a tiny tin-walled single room in Nyalenda, an informal settlement in Kisumu, in Kenya's Nyanza Province. They are both infected with HIV and…

NAIROBI - Continually heavy rains have wreaked havoc across Kenya, claiming dozens of lives and displacing tens of thousands people. The Kenya Red Cross Society reports that at least 65 people have died since March because of…

Kenya is experiencing a complex situation, where parts of the country, mainly in Nyanza, Rift Valley, Coast provinces and the Nairobi Metropolitan area have experienced flooding, following heavy rains that began mid April 2012 and the…

By Ellie Matthews The Kenya Red Cross is managing Ifo II West refugee camp in Dadaab and providing essential health and nutrition services, psycho-social support, security training and hygiene promotion services in Ifo II East. At the…