Safaricom Foundation on Friday 3rd May 2013, donated Kshs.10 million to fund rescue efforts for flood victims following a USD 3.5 million (Kshs.292, 950,000) appeal by the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). Heavy rains in the last two-months have resulted in at least 74 reported deaths and more than 100,000 people homeless while exposing hundreds of others to malaria, dengue fever and other flood related risks.

Floods Update As At 23rd April 2013

On 19th and 20th April 2013, a team of 3 volunteers from the KRCS Holla Branch went out on a response after they received a report that 205 household had been displaced from Kiembeni village to Daku, Kumbi and Rhoka primary schools. The team was out on an assessment to view the gravity of the situation. The team found some of the households had tried to evacuate to higher grounds.

Situation

The situation in Tana-Delta remains calm with rains having begun on 2nd November 2012, forecast by KMD indicated that the rains would begin in the 4th week of October. The intensity is yet to be ascertained. Should the forecast be as stated, then then rains may affect the situation of the area especially the internally displaced persons who are still staying in camps in various parts of the district.

The KRCS has received Ksh10 Million from Safaricom Foundation, which will go towards rebuilding of houses and livelihoods of people affected by conflict in Tana Delta.

This will go along way to assist the affected families with at least 116 people having lost their lives, more than 12,000 displaced and more than 30,000 people affected by the ethno-political clashes that have been ongoing in parts of Tana Delta for the last four weeks, starting on the night of 13th August 2012.

Tana Delta

As of now, Monday 10th September 2012 at 10.00 am, clashes are ongoing and houses are on fire at Kilelengwani Village, Tarassa division in Tana Delta, after the village was attacked by more than 300 people. The police in collaboration with Kenya Red Cross personnel have rescued at least 3 people but the situation is still volatile and more updates will follow as the response advances. Kenya Red Cross Society is responding with ambulances with paramedics on board and first aiders.

TANA DELTA Kenya Red Cross Society together with local administration are on the ground offering food items and non food items to clash victims who have settled in two main camps while other families intergraded making it hard to single out the geunuene affected population.

The intervention of Non food items commence on 23rd August by Kenya Red Cross. Currently the internvention is focused on clash victim families at Didewaride, Witu, Mpeketoni and the previous five villages ealier affected at Kipini.

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), Rift Valley Region conducted a medical camp from 19th to 21st July 2012 at Chemusian, Burnt Forest and Eldoret East Constituency.

The medical camp targeted the Mau evictees who are vulnerable to disease due to exposure to cold weather, after they were relocated to Chemusian where there are long rains. The evictees sum up to 413 households that approximates to 1,180 people.

Heavy rains continued pounding several parts of the country over the weekend, with several families getting displaced here and there. In Thika County’s Ofafa area at least 100 households (HH) were affected when their houses were submerged after heavy rains on the evening of 1st May; 2012.

For six days since Sunday 19th February 2012 to date, there has been tension in Kibigori Sub location, Chemilil location, resulting to tribal clashes between two neighbouring communities at the border of Nandi south and Muhoroni districts. The clashes were as a result of cattle rustling where some people from both communities, in the two districts, stole cattle from each.