Assessments

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 County Background Marsabit County is located in the northern part of Kenya. It covers an area of about 75,750 square kilometres with a population of 291,179 persons (2009 census). The county has four sub-counties: Moyale,…

1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 County Background Kieni East and West sub counties lie within Nyeri County covering 52 percent of the total land cover. The two sub counties cover an area of 1,990.3 square kilometres with a total…

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 County Background Samburu County covers an area of approximately 20,183 square kilometres with an estimated population of 223,947 (KNBS, 2009). The county has three subcounties: Samburu North, Samburu East and Samburu West and three main livelihood…

1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 County Background Taita Taveta County has a total of four sub-counties namely: Wundanyi, Voi, Mwatate and Taveta. It has a total area of 17,083.9 square kilometres whereby Tsavo East and Tsavo West national parks make…

Nominal maize prices continue to stabilise throughout the 17 monitored districts as observed during the fourth week of September. The overall average nominal price of maize was MK222/kg, a decrease of 3 percent compared to the…

This report presents the findings of a rapid market assessment conducted in Tete and Gaza provinces to understand the impact of the drought caused by El Niño 2015/16 and provide recommendations on the most appropriate assistance…

Key points: National maize meal prices have fallen by 2 percent, but wheat flour prices are stable Maize meal and wheat flour are more expensive in rural areas than in urban zones Pulses were slightly more expensive in August…

1.0 COUNTY BACKGROUND Tana River County is administratively divided into three sub counties namely; Tana North, Tana River and Tana Delta. It covers an area of about 35,375.8 square kilometers with a population of 240,075 (KNBS, Census…

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 County Background Tharaka Nithi County has four sub-counties, namely: Tharaka North, Tharaka South, Maara and Chuka. The semi-arid parts of the Tharaka Nithi County namely; Tharaka North and Tharaka South sub-counties (Tharaka Constituency) were the areas…

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 County Background Turkana County covers an area of 77,000 square kilometers with an estimated population of 855,399 persons (KNBS 2009). The County is divided into six subcounties namely: Turkana Central, Turkana East, Turkana North, Turkana…