Reports

In the past six months Kenya has experienced increased violence concurrent with the run-up to general elections. Tensions between rival ethnic groups, sometimes fuelled by constituency politics, has given rise to recent violent clashes in Mt. Elgon, Tana River,…

By Everlyn Kemunto & Anthony Mwangi, Kenya Red Cross, and Stella Marealle, Tanzania Red Cross Rift Valley Fever, a rare zoonotic viral disease, has claimed 155 lives in Kenya and caused huge losses of income in Kenya's pastoralist communities.…

Situation Overview - During the month under review, there was observed sporty and spatial rainfall distribution that has resulted to poor rains in the district. However, below normal rain gauges were recorded in most hilly parts of the district which…

Situation Overview - The rainfalls that were received in the entire district were below normal - Water is adequate and available in the district, the main sources of water for the month of April was pan and dams, borehole and river…

Situation overview - Heavy down pours were experienced in the mixed farming livelihood zone - Pasture and natural vegetation regenerated - The period experienced steady improvement in livestock body conditions - Farmers where busy ploughing while harvesting maize - The price of maize remained…

Situation Overview - Moderate but erratic rains were received in the month, with increased intensity in the 4th week. These rains varied across livelihood zones, whereby mixed farming and rain-fed cropping livelihood zones received the highest amounts and marginal mixed…

SITUATION OVERVIEW - The rains started late in most parts of the district. The quantity received is quite small compared to last rainy season (most of the sentinel areas reported poor rainfall status). - Most shrubs have started regenerating but pasture…

Situation Overview - Long rains have started and is poorly distributed, Mukogodo division being the worst with very little rains. - Most of the rivers are flowing following the onset of the rains. - Livestock body condition of most species is moderate to…

Situation Overview - Rainfall started but not evenly distributed. The April long rains have started late and are not raining continuously. It has rained in parts of some division while other divisions have not received any rain. - There is plenty…

SITUATION OVERVIEW The food security situation is still fair among the agro-pastoral zones but deteriorating in pastoral, casual-waged labour and firewood/charcoal zones. Livestock body condition is good but the milk increase expected is not forthcoming due to mass abortion of livestock during…