Overview The IPC Acute Food Insecurity and Acute Malnutrition Long Rains analysis of the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) counties of Kenya was conducted between July and August 2021. It covered the 23...
Overview An estimated 2.1 million people (14% of the population in Arid and SemiArid Lands (ASAL)) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between July and...
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NAIROBI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is further cutting food rations for 440,000 refugees in Kenya, due to severe funding shortfalls, and has warned it may be forced to halt...
Highlights Agriculture is Murang’a County’s main economic activity. It plays a crucial role in food and nutrition security and accounts for 57% of the county’s employment. Murang’a County’s main...
Highlights Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Turkana County. It creates more than 74% of household incomes and employs more than 45% of the population. Most farmers rely on pastoralism...
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Cologne/Berlin/Nairobi - Last year, there was far too little rainfall in the north and east of Kenya. Pastures have withered, wells have dried up, and livestock are now malnourished and often...
Kenya: Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Lack Help Effective Law Enforcement, Access to Shelter, Financial Support Are Critical (Nairobi) – The Kenyan government’s response to gender-based violence...
Highlights Agriculture is the main economic activity in Bungoma County, with 78% of households directly involved in farming. It is the main source of food and provides raw materials to...
Highlights Agriculture is one of the main sources of livelihood in Narok County (Figure 1). It engages over 46% of the population. The county has an absolute poverty rate of 34%, and 12% of the...
Highlights Agriculture is the main economic activity in Kitui County (Figure 1), contributing to food security and generating 87% of rural household income. Local chicken, goats, mangoes, and green...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background Girls are one-third less likely to be subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) today than 30 years ago. However, rapid population growth in some of the world’s...
Following the poor performance of two consecutive rainy seasons and a forecast for below average rains for October – December 2021, on 8 September the Government of Kenya declared the ongoing drought...
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Economic Conditions Kenya’s private sector activity recorded a weaker expansion: The Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)1 – which tracks business performance in the manufacturing and...
On 8 September 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta officially declared drought in parts of Kenya a national disaster. A collective group of national and international NGOs has been following the worsening...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The County received below average rainfall during the Month of August. • The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) showed...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: • Performance: the County received on average 2 to 6 days of rainfall across the Pastoral, Marginal Mixed Farming (MMF)...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The first two dekads of the month received near normal rainfall. ▪ The vegetation condition for August was below normal for the...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The month of August was dry and this is normal. ▪ Vegetation greenness ranged from moderate to normal with a declining trend...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) • The month under review recorded minimal to no rains compared to the previous month. • The state of...