Committed to Ending Drought Emergencies

The National Drought Management Authority Act (2016) mandates the Authority to exercise overall coordination over all matters relating to drought risk management and to establish mechanisms, either on its own or with stakeholders, that will end drought emergencies in Kenya.

Committed to Ending Drought Emergencies

The National Drought Management Authority Act (2016) mandates the Authority to exercise overall coordination over all matters relating to drought risk management and to establish mechanisms, either on its own or with stakeholders, that will end drought emergencies in Kenya.

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Provision of livestock feed supplementsFood-for-fees retaining students in school during droughtCommercial livestock offtakeLivestock slaughter destocking Support to strategic boreholesLivestock feeding centresSlaughter destocking: Dried meat rationsNDMA Europe Day 2021 message

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The deterioration in the food security situation has resulted in an estimated 2.1 million people facing acute food insecurity and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in the next six months. Compared to the short rains’ assessment, this is an increase from 1.4 million found to be acutely food insecure. The deterioration is attributed to the dismal performance of the March-May Long rains season compounded by the effects of Covid 19 and the poor performance of the previous short rains season. It is projected that the situation will worsen further and affect 2.4 million people during the October – December Short rains season forecasted to be below normal.

2021 LRA Food and Nutritional security report

 

Ms. Batula Mohamed, a resident of Karu Location in Habaswein, Wajir County, was on the verge of despair as she watched the body condition of her cattle deteriorate. Drought had depleted all available pasture, wreaking havoc in her village. The mother of five had already lost four cows in a span of two months and the remaining three were too feeble to stand on their own. The Subcounty had not received any rainfall in five months thus the depletion of pasture. Her three school-going children had missed most of previous term’s work as the situation required them to venture farther out with the livestock in search of pasture.

The NDMA has partnered with local universities for research into areas relating to drought risk management and climate change adaptation. The Authority gave research grants to six PhD students drawn from the University of Nairobi, University of Eldoret and Kenyatta University.

In his opening remarks during a seminar for the presentation of research findings, NDMA Board Chairman Mr Raphael Nzomo noted that the event came at a critical time when the country is looking for practical solutions to challenges posed by droughts.