Reports

SITUATION OVERVIEW The district had received little amounts of rain, though most weather stations recorded below average rates. Only one functional rainfall stations recorded rainfall totalling well below its long-term averages, i.e., Lodwar MET Station recorded (1.2mm) during the month (May)…

Flash floods cause more problems for those struggling to cope with drought in Kenya, while lack of resources sees tensions between tribes grow Relief efforts in Kenya are now even more vital after recent heavy rains killed off weak livestock…

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS The sources of Water conditions in most Divisions have improved. The River daua is flowing and Agro-farmers planted their fields for subsistence and fodder productions. Rainfall received was scanty and below normal in the entire district. The pastures both quality &…

Situation Overview There was no rainfall received during the month of May. The April rain was erratic and below normal. Planting of cereals, legumes and vegetables was undertaken in agro-pastoral zones in the month of April. The crops are not doing…

Despite the good and often heavy rains in April and May, millions of people are still suffering the effects of the drought in eastern Africa, especially the nomadic pastoralists in the north of Kenya. Thousands of herders lost their entire stock…

The water supply for both humans and livestock has increased throughout Somalia. This improvement has prompted large-scale migration of herders from river valleys and farmland into traditional grazing areas in the hinterland. In addition, neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya have received good…

The Kenya Red Cross Society's mission is to build capacity and respond with vigor, compassion and empathy to those affected by disaster and at risk, in the most effective and efficient manner. It works closely with the International Federation…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. In Brief Appeal No.…

Amber Meikle, CARE International UK's senior press officer, visited CARE's teams on the Kenyan and Somali border, as they tirelessly work to relieve the effects of drought. Here she describes what she found. Next door to El Wak hospital, where CARE…

Oxfam is now helping more than 500,000 people in Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. Nomadic herding communities are most at risk in the food crisis that continues to grip East Africa. In many areas, more than 70 percent of the…