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Kenya

Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 42, 05 Dec 2008 - 23 Jan 2009

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HIGHLIGHTS

- A combination of poor rains and high prices has resulted in critical food insecurity.

- The Government has launched an appeal for Ksh. 37 billion to assist ten million persons considered food insecure

- Precarious insecurity in neighbouring Somalia pushes more refugees into Kenya

The information contained in this report has been compiled by OCHA from information received from the field, from national and international humanitarian partners and from other official sources. It does not represent a position from the United Nations. This report is posted on: http://ochaonline.un.org/kenya