Kenya - Food and Nutrition Updates

As Aid Shrinks, Jobs Become Central to Self-reliance for Host Communities and Refugees in Kenya STORY HIGHLIGHTS In Kenya, poverty and joblessness remain entrenched among host communities and...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Growing up in Kilifi County on Kenya’s coast, Devota Leandry witnessed the persistent grip of food insecurity on families around her. “Kilifi has long struggled with food insecurity,” she says. “Even...

Résumé Justification La triple crise planétaire (changement climatique, pollution et perte de biodiversité) fait peser un lourd fardeau sur la santé et accentue les inégalités en matière de santé...

Key Messages The 2026 March to May long rains started roughly 10 days early in most pastoral areas and 20-40 days early in the marginal agricultural areas. Cumulative rainfall totals to date have...

Severe acute malnutrition is one of the deadliest conditions affecting children under five, requiring urgent medical care—not just food. In its most advanced stages, a child’s body is too weak to...

Nairobi, Kenya, 27 March, 2026 — CARE is sounding the alarm as a rapidly escalating flood emergency sweeps across Kenya, compounding an already severe humanitarian crisis in parts of the country...

Nairobi, Kenya, 16 March, 2026 — Across Kenya’s northern and north-eastern counties, the signs of crisis are visible: boreholes running dry, livestock dying in the dust, children growing thinner and...

In January, WFP assisted 1.7 million people with food and nutrition assistance, distributing 8,000 metric tons of food and USD 3 million through cash-based transfers. Food security in Kenya is...

Extremely Critical acute malnutrition (IPC AMN Phase 5) is confirmed in Mandera, North Horr/Chalbi (Marsabit), and Turkana South and East in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). Laisamis is...