Kenya Updates (Reports only)

WFP reached 362,861 drought-affected people in Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir and Garissa delivering mobile money cash-transfers. WFP is complementing the government-led emergency school meals programme by...

As 2025 unfolded amid growing regional uncertainty and humanitarian challenges, the ICRC Nairobi Regional Delegation continued to work alongside partners and communities to uphold humanity where it...

Description of the Event Date of event 06-03-2026 What happened, where and when? Kenya has been experiencing enhanced rains since February 2026, with heavy rainfall being experienced within Western,...

Hosting nearly half of Africa’s migrants, the East and Horn of Africa offers key corridors and major transit points for human mobility. Within East Africa, Kenya is a country of origin, transit, and...

Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist in pastoral areas through September, despite ongoing improvements in rangeland conditions. Milk availability, consumption, and...

Between 2020 and 2024, Tana River County experienced alternating cycles of drought and flooding, exacerbating displacement patterns. Prolonged dry spells between 2020 and 2023 affected crop yields,...

Between 2020 and 2024, Wajir and Mandera counties faced increased displacement due to prolonged droughts and subsequent flooding. Five consecutive failed rainy seasons devastated pastoralist...

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Torrential precipitation at start of 2026 long‑rains Above‑average early season rains improving rangeland conditions Prices of maize higher than one year earlier in February...

Overview Kenya is managing multiple concurrent public health emergencies as of Epi week 18 (3rd May 2026). One protracted Grade 2 emergency (Mpox, Clade 1b) and several other priority events are...

UNAIDS uses ‘cost of inaction’ as an indicator of the negative impact on the lives of people and communities of not investing resources to end AIDS. This issue is particularly significant with regard...

Heavy rainfall has been affecting a number of counties of Kenya since 21 April, causing rivers to overflow (particularly the Tana river). The resulting floods and landslides have resulted in...

(ERGO) – Thousands of Somali refugees living in northeastern Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp complex are struggling to survive after being declared ineligible to receive aid or support due to citizenship...

Anticipating the impacts of drought on Kenya’s agriculture sector through cash transfers and animal health interventions An estimated 2.12 million people across Kenya faced high levels of acute food...

Key Messages Early long rains onset across most parts of the region including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi and Belg cropping regions of Ethiopia ensured favourable planting conditions. However,...

From 21-22 April, severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds battered Mombasa and Kwale counties in south‑east Kenya, triggering localised flooding, displacing residents, damaging homes and...

KEY MESSAGES • Multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) contributed to moderate improvements to household food security, with households with an acceptable Food Consumption Score (FCS) increasing by 8...

KEY MESSAGES • Although average monthly household income increased from KES 5,358 at baseline to KES 7,978 at endline across Dadaab, Kakuma, and Kalobeyei, 94% of households still depended on...

KEY MESSAGES • Household income and expenditure rose between baseline and endline, with the largest share spent on food and debt repayment for food. Despite these gains, spending remained well below...

Key Messages • UNHCR Kenya has faced an expanding refugee population, growing by over 70% from about 500,000 people in 2020 to over 800,000 by 2025. The majority of refugees continue to reside in...

1. BACKGROUND Trans Nzoia County is located between Mount Elgon and Nzoia River in the Rift Valley area on the Western Border of Kenya. During the first week of November 2025 heavy rainfall began in...