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Kenya: Mandera County Drought Early Warning Bulletin For May 2015

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Source: Government of Kenya
Country: Kenya

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators

Biophysical indicators

  • Rains received in all parts of the County during the first week of the month of May

  • The 3-month Vegetation Condition index for the County was 37.25 indicating no droughts. Mandera East sub county had 24.6 indicating moderate drought

  • There are forty two centres including schools with water stress and is water being trucked by the County Government.

  • All the biophysical indicators were within the expected normal range.

Socio economic indicators

  • All production and access indicators are within the expected normal ranges.Milk production and consumption has improved and is above the long term averages.

  • Migration of llivestock insearch of pastures specially cattle and Camel was reported in Mandera East, lafey, North and west sub counties to Mandera South, Ethiopia and Wajir County.

  • Poor Pasture condition witnessed in Mandera East, Lafey and North sub counties while in South, West and Banisa have fair pasture conditions.

  • The body condition of livestock is has slightly improved.
    Compared to last month.

  • The utilization indicators remained within normal ranges.

  • There was an upsurge of diarrhoea from Months of April and May in Mandera-East and West sub-County.Six samples were collected and analysed in Mandera County referal laboratory where three of the samples detected vibrio cholera.No deaths cases have been reported so far.


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