All the counties are categorized under the ‘Normal’ phase based on the range of environmental, production, access and utilization indicators monitored that fell within their usual ranges as result of good performance of the 2023 short rains season.

The current Rift Valley Fever reported in the counties of Marsabit and Wajir counties is eminent risk to the affected and neighbouring counties. The just concluded Short Rains Assessment (SRA) 2023, the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance stands at 2 million. Acute malnutrition has also been noted across the counties with 847,932 children aged 6 to 59 months and 124,359 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are currently malnourished acutely in need of treatment.

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