Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
The month of May was characterized by short and erratic rainfall recorded in various parts of the county in the first and second dekad.
Recorded amount of rainfall received was 106 mm for an average of 3 rainy days from 6 recording stations.
The Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) was 49 illustrating Very positive trend with Tharaka north and Tharaka south sub-counties within normal ranges for the period.
The state of water sources was good in the period under review as attributed to adequate recharge of water sources.
Socio Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
No external migration was reported in the period under review.
The received rainfall promoted pasture regeneration that resulted into improving livestock body condition to good which is Normal at this time as indicated by the statistics at 6
Milk Production per livelihood zone was recorded at an average of 45 litres and consumption at 35 litres respectively.
Terms of Trade (ToT) ratio was at 82 in comparison to an average of 89.
Percentage of children at risk for malnourished whose MUAC was below 135mm was 5.87 for the period under review that was below the average of 7.9.