Reports

Wacui Makori Coastal Province — Among members of the Mijikenda community of Kenya's Coastal Province, it is taboo for a father-in-law's faeces to mix with those of his daughter-in-law. Gender-separated open defecation spots are designated to ensure that…

Highlights − Escalating security concerns in Dadaab Operation area include unprecedented threats such as the recently explosive device founded near Hagadera camp, November 5. Volatile security in the area includes likely risks of banditry, hijacking/carjacking, and landmines. −…

CRWRC Newsroom | November 16, 2011 Teraza Akai is struggling to find a shred of hope. Uprooted by post-election violence in Uganda and forced to return to Kenya, her homeland, Teraza and her husband and seven children are…

HIGHLIGHTS The Kenya Department of Refugee Affairs has yet to resume registration of new arrivals after suspending registration on 26 October. Although Reception Centres are still closed, new arrivals are still making their way to Dadaab and…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR websites, www.unhcr.org and www.unhcr.fr, which should also…

1. Key Issues Continued limits on work in Dadaab and Wajir due to security concerns coupled with heavy flooding. In Dadaab, only essential work continues, namely water provision. In Wajir, impassable roads limit programme activities. Vouchers for…

HIGHLIGHTS General Overview Security incidents in Kenya continue with suspected links to militant groups from Somalia who have issued threats against Kenya following the country’s military operation within Somalia which began on 13 October 2011. On 27 October four…

Regresan a España los delegados de la Unidad de Emergencias de Salud enviados a Kenia a finales de octubre. Han formado a los voluntarios de la Cruz Roja Keniata para cubrir las necesidades de salud en…

Kisumu, 11 Nov 11 UN-HABITAT announced Friday it will be expanding its successful Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative to fifteen more cities in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi, with support of US$4.2 million from…

HIGHLIGHTS Two killed in church explosion in Garrisa as Kenya surges on in fight against Al-Shabaab militants National Commission on Integration and Cohesion warns against xenophobic attacks on Kenyan Somalis Food security set to improve in coming months as…