Nairobi, 30 Sept – 5 Oct 2012

INTRODUCTION TO THE KENYA INITIAL RAPID ASSESSMENT (KIRA)

Organised by the Kenya Initial Rapid Assessment (KIRA) initiative, a partnership of: 

(On behalf of Core Assessment Team)Minu K Limbu, Emergency Specialist (Information Management and Analysis)UNICEF Kenya Country OfficeKenya Country Office

The problem

Poorly Informed Decision Making

Pressure on Donors to allocate funds

Pressure on humanitarian actors to respond

Lack of timely, credible Information

Better Assessments = Better Aid

KENYA INITIAL RAPID ASSESSMENT (KIRA)

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Primary Data Collection - When

Disaster

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Initial 1‐2 weeks

Confirm scale and severity, priority needs, and identify 

constraints

~Day 30

Phase I Phase II Phase III

~Day 3 ~Day 15

give detail on impact of disaster (areas, groups, sectors) and inform relief

programming

Sector reportsSector reportsSector reportsSector reportsSector / Clustersreports

inform relief and recovery programming

In 2007/08 Elections:Killed :Over 1,100Displaced: Over 600,000

Source:

Linkages to Kenya and Elections

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Preparedness for Elections 2013

May’012 scenario building

• Protection working group Workshop

June,012 –planning with • The

Government• UN/INGOs• Donors

July-Aug’012

• Contingency Planning Workshop

Oct’012

• Humanitarian Sectoral CP

SUB NATIONAL CP……………….

Start01 Jun '12

Finish30 Apr '13

May '13

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Inter‐Agency (KHPT) Preparedness 01 Jun '12 ‐ 07 Dec '12

Election Timelines02 Nov '12 ‐ 01 Apr '13

Voters Registration02 Nov '12 ‐ 07 Dec '12

Update Voters Lists24 Dec '12 ‐ 31 Jan '13

Distribute Voter lists

Elections Response Plans

01 Jun '12 ‐ 30 Apr '13

Dec'012

Pre Election 03 Dec '12 ‐ 03 Mar '13

Jan'013 Mar'013

Post Election 11 Mar '13 ‐ 01 Apr '13

‐90 days deadline for Voters Registration

03 Dec '12

Certification of Voters Registration

02 Feb '13

Kenya 2013 Election Day

04 Mar '13

Jun '12 Jul '12 Aug '12 Sep '12 Oct '12 Nov '12 Jan '13 Feb '13 Mar '13 Apr '13Today

Start01 Jun '12

Finish30 Apr '13

May '13

MInter‐Agency (KHPT) Preparedness 

01 Jun '12 ‐ 07 Dec '12National Level Contingency 

Planning (CP)01 Jun '12 ‐ 03 Aug '12

KIRA National/Hubs Level Trainings20 Aug '12 ‐ 29 Nov '12

Election Timelines01 Nov '12 ‐ 01 Apr '13

Voters Registration01 Nov '12 ‐ 07 Dec '12

Update Voters Lists24 Dec '12 ‐ 31 Jan '13

DistributeVoter lists

Jul'012 Aug'012

Kenya Initial Rapid Assessment (KIRA) 

Initiatives20 Aug '12 ‐ 29 Nov '12

Sep'012 Oct'012 Nov'012

Pre Election 03 Dec '12 ‐ 03 Mar '13

Dec'012 Jan'013 Mar'013

Post Election 11 Mar '13 ‐ 01 Apr '13

KIRA Core Team formation 

(UNICEF/OCHA/ACAPS/ECB)

07 Jun '12

National CP Workshop

03 Aug '12

Simulation Exercise05 Dec '12

KIRA Tools/Methodology 

Finalization07 Dec '12

Kenya 2013 Election Day

04 Mar '13

KHPT Sectoral CP Finalized

Jun '12 Jul '12 Aug '12 Sep '12 Oct '12 Nov '12 Jan '13 Feb '13 Mar '13 Apr '13Today

Elections Response Plans

01 Jun '12 ‐ 30 Apr '13

THANK YOU!

QUESTIONS?