His Excellency President William Ruto on Monday, 29th July 2024, officially commissioned the Kone Water Project in Garsen West Ward, Tana River County. The project is aimed at improving water access in the area, reducing human/wildlife conflicts and enhancing overall resilience to drought. H.E the President was received at the project site by the State

Communities in Kenya’s ASALs are often hard-hit by prolonged dry seasons, causing acute water shortage and subsequent suffering among people and livestock. However, after more than 50 years of struggle, a water pipeline has heralded a new dawn for communities in Korbesa and Mata-Arba locations in Isiolo North Subcounty. The project is implemented through a

The food security situation in the 23 arid and semi-arid (ASAL) counties has improved based on findings of an assessment of the impact of the October to December short rains season. Consequently, the population facing acute food insecurity has dropped to 2 million from 2.8 million reported in July 2023. The Acute Integrated Food Security

UPDATE ON DROUGHT SITUATION IN ASAL COUNTIES - March 2024 1.0 Overview 1.1 Rainfall Most of the pastoral counties including Mandera, Wajir, Isiolo, Tana River, Garissa, Turkana, Marsabit and Samburu received less than 50mm of rainfall in February, while  a number of semi-arid counties among them Tharaka Nithi, Embu, Kajiado, Meru, Makueni, Kitui, Kajiado, Laikipia,

The NDMA has a new Chairperson of the Board following the appointment of Mr. Shallow Abdullahi  Yahya by H.E the President. Mr Yahya takes over from Mr Raphael Nzomo, who served as Chairman since 2019. Speaking during a handover ceremony, Mr. Yahya thanked his predecessor for the achievements realised during his tenure. “As I assume

The onset of the 2023 March to May long rains varied across the country. While most areas experienced an early to normal onset, some parts of the southern Rift valley and the Coastal cluster had a delayed onset of 2-4 dekads. Additionally, parts of northwestern Marsabit, localised parts of Samburu, Turkana, Kitui, Tana River and

The National Drought Management Authority commissioned Kwa Andu A Kiome Earth Dam in Muminji Ward, Embu County.  The 15,000 cubic metre dam will serve 200 families from six villages and around 4,000 livestock, as well as local schools, saving them the daily seven-kilometer trek to the River Thuura. CS Hon. Rebecca Miano during the commissioning of

The European Union has provided an additional EUR 13 million, about KSh 1.69 billion, as part of continued support towards enhancing resilience of communities in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) to drought and other effects of climate change. The funding has been provided through the ‘Dryland Climate Action for Community Drought Resilience’, a 4-year project implemented

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