Kitui County: Drought Early Warning Bulletin for September 2019

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification

Biophysical Indicators

• The month of September was dry across the livelihood zones and this situation is normal.

• The vegetation greenness was below normal.
  Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)

Production Indicators

• Land preparation and dry planting was on-going across the livelihood zones.

• Livestock body condition was fair to poor for cattle.

• suspected cases of CCPP, anaplasmosis, pneumonia and gumboro were reported.

• Unconfirmed cases of livestock deaths due to starvation were reported in Ikutha and Athi wards.

• Milk production was below normal.

Access Indicators

• Terms of trade were unfavourable compared to long term mean.

• Milk consumption was within the normal range.

• Water distances were within normal range.

• The cost of water at source was normal.

Utilization Indicators

• The percentage of children mid at risk of malnutrition was within normal range.

• Households employed consumption based coping mechanisms more frequently compared to normal