Reports

At least 1000 households have been displaced by floods that hit Mandera town in North Eastern Province on Monday, 13th October 2008. A seasonal river, Laga, which crosses through Mandera town, has burst its banks for…

Making Human Rights Accountability More Graphic This fact sheet focuses on economic and social rights in Kenya. In light of Kenya's appearance in November 2008 before the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, it aims to present background information…

HIGHLIGHTS - Absenteeism at schools in Mandera West District reaches 40% due to lack of water resources. - 10,000 pastoralists were displaced from Turkana South district due to clashes. - Emergency fund established to prevent the spread of a livestock disease decimating…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated August 25, 2008. KEY DEVELOPMENTS According to the Kenya Long Rains Assessment report, overall annual crop…

HIGHLIGHTS - A crisis situation is emerging in the Mandera districts due to consecutive failed rains; forecasts suggest that the situation may continue to deteriorate after the short rains. - The Kenyan Red Cross reported that there are 13,164 IDPs in…

In parts of East Africa the failure of two successive seasonal rains has caused crop failures and livestock deaths. At a time of high global food prices this has led to food scarcity and insecurity. Kenya In drought stricken Northern Kenya,…

A collaborative report of the Kenya Food Security Steering Group: Office of the President; Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock Development, Fisheries Development, Water and Irrigation, Public Health and Sanitation, Medical Services, and Education; WFP/VAM; FEWS NET; UNICEF; FAO, Oxfam GB; UNDP;…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated August 15, 2008. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - On August 19, the Government of Kenya (GOK) released…

HIGHLIGHTS - The Kenyan Red Cross reported that there are 25,296 IDPs in 48 IDP camps; the KRCS, WFP and an interagency assessment noted that there were 99,198 IDPs in 160 transit sites; the Government reported that 226,187 IDPs had…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated July 23, 2008. KEY DEVELOPMENTS On August 19, the Government of Kenya (GOK) released the results…