At least two people have been confirmed dead in an ongoing clan clash in Rhamu –Mandera.The clashes, which began today 10th May 2013, at around 6.30am, has seen at least 8hours of non-stop blood battle and has grown more intense with no indication of when it will come to a halt.

The Kenya Red Cross Society, Mandera Branch is currently responding to the conflict and have transferred five casualties to the Mandera District Hospital, although they had initially taken them to the Rhamu Hospital.

Floods Update 2nd May 2013

In Garissa County, North Eastern, water levels in Tana River are steady at 473mm. House holds (HH) that had camped in Umusalama (120 HH), Hyuga (186 HH) and have (289 HH) have left the camps and gone back to their villages although they still have no access to clean water and latrines.

At least 8,000 people have been marooned in Isiolo County following heavy rains in the area for the last two weeks. In Korbesa village at least 820 households (HH) have been affected with roads from Merti cut off. Further, there is food shortage with villagers not being able to access shops and markets and the few accessible ones have hiked prices, posing a purchase challenge for the villagers.

MARCH-MAY (MAM) 2013 SEASONAL RAINFALL OUTLOOK

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At least 1,198 Households (HH) have been affected by heavy flooding following an increased heavy downpour in Bura Division in Tana North District of Tana River County.

The heavy rains started on Sunday 31st March, 2013 in Bura and its environs leading to several rivers and laghas bursting their banks. The laghas include Hirimani, Walesa and Gelmad which got filled up by water from neighboring Eastern Province. The most affected locations are Chwele, Nanighi and Bura. Eight donkeys were also killed in Hirimani location.

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) through the Kenyans for Kenya Drought Initiative of 2011 identified parts of the Turkana County as one of the Regions that were going to gain from an early recovery initiatives that was aimed at opening up land to irrigation in Kaikor location, Turkana North District, targeting three villages with a total population of 15,398 people as a Disaster Risk Reduction aimed at building community resilience and enhancing food security. The community is predominantly pastoralists.

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) continues to monitor the election vote counting process and any vulnerabilities associated with the same through the 64 Branches and Eight Regions countrywide. The situation as reported countrywide as of today 7th March 2013; 10:30am is as follows:

The Lower Eastern Region

The situation in the Lower Eastern Region has been reported as generally calm especially in Kitui, Machakos and Makueni counties, although some businesses remained closed in Nairobi as people wait for results to be announced.

Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) through its 64 Branches and 8 Regions countrywide continues to monitor the General Elections and any incidents emerging from the same with the intention of providing an effective response to election-related vulnerabilities.

So far, the Society´s Emergency Operations Centre situated in Nairobi has filed the following Regional Report as of Tuesday 5th March 2013 at 10.30am:

Lower Eastern Region

Four people lost their lives and another 21 injured, 3 of the critical after a clash erupted between the Gare and Degodia clans of Rhamu, Mandera County, also rendering at least 7,000 people homeless. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday 28th February 2013, left property worth thousands of shillings destroyed and houses burnt down.