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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
• Most parts of the county did not experience any significant
rainfall in July with dry and hot weather conditions (340C35
0C) dominating across all livelihood zones. Total rainfall for
the 6-month period (February - July 2022) accounted for only
34 percent of the normal rainfall for the period.
• Remarkable deterioration in the vegetation condition was noted
as supported by the decline in the VCI-3month index across all
the sub-counties. The Fishing and Pastoral Livelihood Zones
were experiencing moderate to severe vegetation deficit.
• Considerable deterioration in the water levels was observed
with 80 percent of water pans drying up and the operational
capacity of boreholes was on a low of 64 percent while the
depth of traditional river wells elongated beyond five metres.
Socio Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
• Livestock body condition for browsers was fair while that of
grazers was poor and deteriorating. Access distance to water
source increased falling outside the normal range.
• Milk production and consumption was at nil level while the
terms of trade declined further remaining outside the seasonal
range by a significant margin. Out-migration was witnessed
more so from the Eastern side of the county to the Western side
with estimated 50-80 percent of the herd migrating.
• Proportion of under-fives who were moderately malnourished
increased with over 20 percent of the households engaging in
‘crisis’ consumption based coping strategies while the,
proportion of households categorized as having a poor FCS was
typically high beyond the normal range for the period.