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Mandera County: Drought Early Warning Bulletin for September 2014

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Situation Overview

  • No rains were recieved during the month under review. High temperatures has been witnessed.

  • Main sources of water for the month of September were Boreholes, water trucking, shallow wells,
    Earth pans, Rivers Daua, and underground water tanks.

  • Currently, over 100 centers are under water trucking in Mandera South, Banissa, Takaba, North,
    Lafey, and East sub counties with Takaba town among the areas water trucked.

  • Pasture quantities are depleted across the entire County during the month of September.

  • Livestock body conditions for all species are poor in the County though catlle and shoats are more emerciated than the other livestock.

  • Livestock deaths especially cattle, shoats and donkeys have been reported in Elwak, Simbir fatuma,
    Hareri, Takaba, Guticha, Ashabito and Banissa divisions during the month under review.

  • The average household prices of livestock have decreased when compared to the preceding month.

  • The interclan conflict has normalised and there were no major cases of insecurity reported in the entire county during the month of September.

  • The mid upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) for the children above 1year and below 5 years for the month of September was 24.1% when compared to the previous month,it increased by 0.5%

  • The drought situation in the County transitioned to Alarm and the trends are worsening.