Kenya Humanitarian Update Volume 34

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I. General Overview

The National Bureau of Statistic reported that inflation had risen over a percentage point to 27.6%in August, compared to 26.5% in July. The

increase was attributed primarily to fuel price

increases of up to 3.6% between July and August,as well as almost a full percentage point increasein food prices (from 12.2% in September to 13.1%

in August). However, analysts believe that energyand food price increases will subside as the globalcommodity and energy price increases areexpected to moderate.

Inflation reached a 15-year high of 31.5% in May2008, when production was slowed due to the

post-election violence (PEV) and at the same timeglobal price increases soared to record highs. It

has been projected that the Kenyan economy willcontinue to recover towards 10-12% overall inflation and 5% inflation excluding food and fuel.Achieving these rates is critical for Kenya to remain competitive in regional markets, as they are

closer to the rates of Kenyas main trading partners.However, economists also highlight that in additionto recovery from the effects of the PEV, there mustbe increased and sustained investment to improve

the efficiency in Kenyas productive sectors.

Meanwhile, the Missionary International News

Service reported that the increases in food andelectricity prices are leading to increases in school

fees between Ksh1,000-5,000 (USD 15-75) in someschools. Parents are reporteldy struggling to makethese payments as their salaries are already

UNITED NATIONS

HUMANITARIAN UPDATE vol. 3428 August 3 September 2008

Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Kenya

HIGHLIGHTS

The Kenyan Red Cross reported that there are 25,296 IDPs in 48 IDP camps; the KRCS,WFP and an interagency assessment noted that there were at least 99,198 IDPs in 160

transit sites; the Government reported that 234,098 IDPs had returned to pre-displacement areas by 28 August.

Drought conditions have led to severe water shortages and have contributed to foodinsecurity in Mandera West district which is at risk of an acute food and livelihood crisis.

Critical situations are emerging along Kenyas borders: refugee camps along the Somaliborder have passed capacity and clashes have increased and intensified betweenpastoralists in Turkana district, along the Southern Sudanese border.

Kenyas inflation rate increased to 27.6% in August, from 18.2% in January.The information contained in this report has been compiled by OCHA from information received from thefield, from national and international humanitarian partners and from other official sources. It does notrepresent a position from the United Nations. This report is posted on: http://ochaonline.un.org/kenya

Source: IMF Data Mapper, September 2008.

Pastoralists in Turkana district digging shallow wells fortheir herd. March 2008. For more on pastoralists, see p. 3


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overstretched to meet the high cost of commodities. While Kenya struggles to recover from the

economic downturn, local media reported that Members of Parliament (MPs) criticized a reportleaked from the National Bureau of Statistics on constituency poverty rates, alleging that thefindings were too favourable in some constituencies. However, others were quick to note thatthese allegations were signs of political manoeuvring as MPs vie for increased allocations underthe constituency development funds, which are allocated according to need and then used by MPsat their discretion.

Another report, released by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) on thecharacter and scope of the human rights violations which were perpetrated during the PEV, alsoresulted in major backlash. Amidst widespread public debate as to whether the PEV was

orchestrated and premeditated or spontaneous, the KNCHR report concluded that there wasorganisation and method to the violence and that the Governments response, including that of the

security forces, was insufficient. A list of alleged perpetrators was included in an Annex, which hasnot yet been circulated; however, local media was flooded with debate and speculationsurrounding the high-powered individuals allegedly named in the report.

II. Humanitarian Situation

Drought in Mandera West DistrictAction Against Hunger (ACF) has reported serious water shortages in Mandera West district,based on a rapid drought assessment (23-27 August). The water shortages are primarily affectingpastoralists in the area while the general food

security situation is also declining.

According to the assessment, poor short rains in2007 and insufficient long rains in 2008 have ledto depleted dams and water pans in some areas,

such as Derkale and Tarma. In other areasaccess to water has been limited by increased

pressure on water sources due to an influx of

pastoralists from neighbouring countries andregions, and some incidents of well waterpoisoning. Furthermore, poor rainfall andinfestations by army worms have led to a decline

in pasture and browse, forcing some pastoraliststo travel at least 40 kilometers between water

points and suitable pasture areas. Livestockdiseases, which spread more rapidly when

livestock rely on a small number of watersources and have to travel long distances, are

affecting goats and camel resulting in poor

livestock markets and a reduction in milkproduction; in many pastoralist households,meat and milk from sheep and goats constitute

40% of household food intake.

Furthermore, ACF reports that there were noharvests during the long rains as armywormsdecimated crops. Meanwhile, poor health,exacerbated by a lack of access to health services, is also increasing vulnerabilities and erodingcoping mechanisms. A nutrition survey conducted in March-April also concluded that there were

very high rates of malnutrition in the district: global acute malnutrition was at 23.20% (very critical)and severe acute malnutrition was at 1.30%.

Due to the multiple and compounding factors present in Mandera West district, the Kenya Food

Security Steering Groups Long Rains Assessment (LRA), completed in August, concluded thatmany areas in the district are at risk of an acute food and livelihoods crisis (see map and IPC

Source: KFSSG, Long Rains Assessment 2008


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classification for the district in the full LRA report at ochaonline.un.org/Kenya). It was also

forecasted that the deteriorating situation could result in increased conflict due to competition forincreasingly scarce resources. According to the LRA, immediate interventions required to

ameliorate the situation include the following: increased watertrucking, purchase of water boozers,

de-silting of water pans and drilling of boreholes; livestock vaccination; provision of certifieddrought tolerant seeds, revival of irrigation schemes; and provision water treatment chemicals.

Food Security

The LRA cited many contributors

to declining food securitythroughout the country, including

erratic and insufficient rains;increased commodity and inputprices; poor health; conflict;livestock diseases; and reducedcrop production.

According to the EARS satellite

data, Kenya will continue to facereduced maize yields during thelong-rains harvest, 7% below the

five-year average, primarily due todrought. In the Rift Valley

province, particularly low yieldswere identified in Laikipia and

Narok.(For the full report and full resolution maps see; http://ears.nl/index.php)

Insecurity in Pastoralist Regions

Following reports of clashes in Uganda between the Ugandan Peoples Defence Force andpastoralists on 15 August, more clashes between Southern Sudanese and Kenyan pastoralists inTurkana district were reported between 30-31 August, local media noted that between six and 19

pastoralists were killed in the heavily armed clashes. On 1 August, two pastoralists were alsoreportedly killed by heavily armed raiders in Turkana Central district. Local media have reported

that over 224 pastoralists have been killed in armed conflicts since January 2008.

Several compounding factors have

contributed to the high incidence of conflictamongst pastoralist communities. Therehas been increased competition forresources as cyclical droughts reduce

pasture areas, particularly during the dryseason migration, and erode communitiesresilience and coping mechanisms.

Furthermore, livestock diseases, includingpeste des petits ruminants (PPR) havedecimated small ruminant herds, includingthree million sheep and goats that have

died in Turkana district since 2006.Livestock raids have consequently

increased in efforts replenish animals lost tothe disease.

Years of conflict in pastoralist regions along Kenyas borders with Uganda, Southern Sudan,Ethiopia and Somalia, have resulted in a proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALWs).

(Livestock migrating todry-season grazing)

(Livestockmigrating to

dry-seasongrazing) (Seasonal Livestock movement Trends )

-20%

-10%

0

10%

20%Crop difference yields relative to Crop difference yieldsthe 5 year average. relative to 2007.

Source: EARS, 3 September 2008.


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The accessibility of weapons has increased the intensity of cattle rustling and has contributed to

higher death tolls. These in turn have increased the stakes in retaliatory raids and clashes.

Pastoralism is a trans-boundary existence, and many of the factors fuelling pastoralist conflicts arealso regional in nature. Therefore, addressing the deteriorating conditions that affect pastoralistsrequires a coordinated response to ensure a harmonized approach.

Refugees

With increasing insecurity and crisis affecting Somalia, including an estimated 3.2 million in urgent

need of food aid and humanitarian assistance according to the Food Security Analysis Unit forSomalia, the capacity of the refugee camps along the Kenya-Somali border has been surpassed.In the Dadaab camps in north-eastern Kenya, with acapacity to house approximately 100,000, there areover 210,000 refugees, almost all of whom are

Somalis; in 2008 there have been 33,170 new Somalirefugee arrivals including 5,739 in January alone,

despite the official closure of the border between thetwo countries. In 2007 UNHCR recorded a total of

14,507 new refugees from Somalia.

Though the three refugee camps which comprise theDadaab camps are well over their capacity, the landallocated for camps is limited, thereby constraining

camp expansion. In the past, UNHCR has transportedsome refugees to the Kakuma Refugee Camp in

North-western Kenya to reduce the burden in Dadaab;however, this is a very expensive and logisticallyintensive process as there is no direct ground routebetween the two sites.

Mount Elgon

The Missionary International News Service reported that the Government has pulled the Army out

of the Mount Elgon district, where they were involved in a six-month operation, Okoa Maisah,against the Sabaot Land Defence Forces (SLDF). There have been recent allegations by HumanRights Watch that the Army and SLDF had perpetrated war crimes and also reports that theGovernment perpetrated torture; Independent Medico Legal alleged that the joint military operationperpetrated mass arrests, forced disappearances and torture. With some of the SLDF leadersreportedly still at large, the Governments decision to leave the region has prompted a series ofdemonstrations by community-members voicing their concerns that insecurity will increase with the

departure of the Army.

Humanitarian interventions in the region are ongoing, including: health care provided by Mdecins

Sans Frontires; food and NFI distributions by KRCS; and family tracing and unification by ICRCwith KRCS. UN agencies and IOM are also working with the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya on

conflict transformation and peace building initiatives to complement humanitarian assistance to theregion.

Security

The UN Department of Safety and Security reported that there were tensions in Mandera District.

On 21 August, armed militia from Somalia reportedly raided pastoralists near Mandera Town.There were also clashes reported over a communal boundary along the Lafey/Wargadud boundary

on 21 August and again on 25 August. It was highlighted that the ongoing conflict in neighbouringSomalia is contributing to the continued proliferation of weapons in the district.


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Population Movements and Displacement Trends

The KRCS reported that there were 25,296 IDPs in 48 IDP camps as of 1 September. The KRCS,WFP and an interagency assessment concluded that there were at least 99,198 IDPs in 160 transitsites. The Ministry of State for Special Programmes (MoSSP) reported that as of 28 August,234,098 IDPs had returned to pre-displacement areas. The majority of returns have taken place

from Molo district (43,277 persons) followed by Kipkelion (23,992 persons) and Trans Nzoia West

districts (21,472 persons). The Government reported that no returns have occurred from IDPcamps in Nairobi Province.

The MoSSP reported that 130,000 households (approximately 650,000 individuals) have beenprofiled and registered to receive the Government assistance, including Ksh10,000. It was notedthat their are approximately 50,000 IDP households in Central/Nyanza Province who are living in

communities and have not yet been registered for payment. The Government plans to follow up onthis caseload.

Despite increased pressure to accelerate the returns process, the arrival of payments to someareas of displacement continues to delay the returns process. The MoSSP noted that 43,907

households have not yet been paid, but that they are following up on the issue.

South Rift Valley

Nakuru District

The Nakuru ASK Showground IDP Campremains the only major IDP camp open in theSouth Rift, the KRCS is planning to distribute food

to 9,700 persons remaining in the camp.

An inter-agency team including Action Against Hunger (ACF), WFP, UNICEF, OCHA and UNHCRhas been working with the Nakuru DC to assist 500 IDP families from Nakuru ASK ShowgroundIDP camp, who had attempted to purchase a 10-acre plot of land in Pipeline Area on which to

relocate. IDP Representatives discovered that the plot belonged to a third party and humanitarianactors and the DC intervened to help terminate the purchasing process. The IDPs, assisted by theDC, are now looking for an alternative plot of land. The inter-agency team will continue to workwith the DC and IDPs to facilitate their relocation to a suitable plot. Once relocated, UNICEF plans

to provide materials for latrines; ACF plans to provide technical support for the construction oflatrines; and UNHCR plans to provide tents and NFIs after needs are assessed. The humanitarian

agencies also recommended that the Government consider providing independent legal

District Number ofTransit Sites

Population inTransit Sites

Molo 54 37,971

Narok South 9 2,000

Kipkelion 1 500

Total 64 40,471

IDP Camps IDP Camp Population

27 15,610

Source, Kenya Red Cross, 27 August

Source, Inter-agency assessment 10-11 June for Moloand Narok South districts; KRC/WFP Distribution Plans,23 August for Kipkelion district (including transit sitesonly from the distribution list)

Source: KRCS 27 August


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representation to IDPs purchasing property/land so as to help overcome any legal barriers and

help protect their rights.

Despite Government plans to close satellite camps in the South Rift, many camps remain open.IDPs in Lanet Police Post, Solai Police Post, Olgilgei and Barut Chiefs IDP Camp are awaiting thepayment of KSh10,000 per household start-up/resettlement package form the Government. Many

IDPs in these camps have indicated their eagerness to leave due to deteriorating conditions and

most IDPs have said that they will return to pre-displacement home areas.

Naivasha DistrictReturnees at the Mai Maihu relocation site, where 150 households from the Naivasha StadiumIDP Camp are living, had raised concerns about a lack of shelter, water, health and schoolfacilities. The DO 1 had presented these issues to the MoSSP and a joint team from St MarysMission Hospital and UNHCR are following up on outstanding issues.

North Rift Valley

There was limited movement of IDPs in North RiftValley during the month of August and monitoring oftransit site concluded that there are at least 96 transit

sites with a total of 58,727 IDPs in the region.Monitoring visits have identified the urgent needs in

the sites and have also verified the numbers of IDPsat each site to facilitate the targeting of assistance tothe sites.

Uasin Gishu District

There were no movements recorded from the

Eldoret ASK Showground IDP Camp or the BurntForest IDP Camps during the reporting period.However, KRCS is arranging transport for IDPs whowant to return to Mount Elgon and Turkana districts.

A group of IDPs at the Eldoret ASK Show Ground IDP Camp, originally from the Nandi districts,

has identified a plot of land in Eldoret Town which they will collectively purchase. The group hasdecided to relocate to this plot, rather than return to pre-displacement home areas. Many of the

IDPs remaining in the camp are awaiting the payment of the Government start up funds (Ksh10,000).

On 28 and 29August OCHA, IOM, KRC, International Medical Corps (IMC), Save the Children UK(SCUK) and UNHCR carried out an assessment in approximately 30 transit sites in Uasin Gishu

District to verify IDPs in need of shelter materials/NFIs. As many of the IDPs in these sites had notpreviously been in IDP camps, they not had received any distributions to date. During the

verification exercise, agencies noticed the poor shelter conditions as the majority of tarpaulins wereworn and leaking.

Accordingly, UNHCR undertook a general distribution of new tarpaulins and other NFIs such assoap and blankets at for 3,600 households. Assessments of other transit sites are planned for 2

and 3

September, after which KRCS and UNHCR will draw up distribution plans to continuedistributions to the sites, which KRCS has been undertaking.

IDPCamps

IDP Camp Population

6 7,709

District Number of

TransitSites

Population in

Transit Sites

Uasin Gishu 48 26,152

Trans NzoiaWest

8 17,283

Lugari 13 4,031

Kisumu 2 253

Nyamira 1 194

Masaba 1 204

Bungoma

East

3 319

BungomaSouth

1 24

Koibatek 1 254

Nandi North 11 3,845Nandi South 7 6,168

TOTAL 96 58,727

Source, Kenya Red Cross, 27 August

KRC/WFP Distribution Plans, 23 August (includingtransit sites and transit farms on the distribution list)


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III. Humanitarian Response

CCCM

KRCS is restructuring its PEV response programme. Campmanagers will now be more mobile, monitoring IDP campsand transit sites: three roving managers will cover the SouthRift; three in the North Rift; two in Nairobi; and two in NyanzaProvince. KRCS continues to voice the need to find durablesolutions for the estimated 15,000 chronically poor IDPs who

they anticipate will remain in camps.

Protection

The Ministry of Education (MoE), in consultation with Eldoret Municipality, is identifying boardingfacilities for 91 Class 8 unaccompanied children from Eldoret ASK Showground IDP Camp Schoolas a contingency measure in case the Camp is closed before exams start in November. The MoEhas already identified an alternate exam centre for the pupils; however the MoE does not have

resources to support the hosting of children and agencies are attempting to secure resources to

support their needs.

There are continued reports of between 850-900 separated children/unaccompanied minors inMolo district. Humanitarian actors plan to address the issue with the Molo DC and UNICEF is

continuing to work with the Department of Childrens Services and National Council of ChildrensServices to develop systems to respond to the needs of separated children.

The Child Welfare Services, Kenya (CWSK), Childrens Department and UNICEF reported that

there were 1,774 cases of separated children registered in 14 districts as of 4 September, themajority of whom were in Kiambu district. A total of 178 separated children had been reunified as

of 4 September. Furthermore, the CWSK reported that there were 145 children identified in atleast 12 child-headed households in Eldoret, Subukia, Ekarenyo and Kitale districts; there were

also 803 children in child-headed households in Molo district.

Meanwhile UNHCR, in consultation with the various South Rift DCs offices, relevant Governmentdepartments (Children, Education, and Gender) is planning to establish protection working groupsat the district level to address protection concerns.

A draft strategy and terms of reference to guide actors on the prevention of and responses to GBVincidents is being developed by the Nakuru GBV Sub-Cluster. A 3Ws (who does what, where)

matrix will also be developed by the Sub-Cluster to facilitate the coordination of GBV interventions.

Kenya Community Paralegal Association (KCPA) and UNHCR finalized a partnership agreement

for the implementation of a rights awareness campaign for IDPs living in communities in Nyanza

and Western Provinces, focusing on eight districts in the region. The KCPA have alreadycompleted a report on the protection concerns and needs of those IDPs, which is currently beingreviewed internally.

IDP Guiding Principles Workshops, facilitated by UNCHR, are planned for the ProvincialAdministration, including all DCs in Western Province, on 2 September and all DO 1s on 4

September.

A one-day peace committee training workshop facilitated by the National Council of Churches in

Kenya (NCCK) and supported by UNHCR, included 15 peace committee members on 27 August.The workshop covered conflict analysis/resolution and conflict early warning/monitoring. UNHCRalso facilitated a session on the guiding principles on internal displacement.

Who Place and date Activity/ Report

Men for GenderEquality Now

Dagoretti, Nairobi 22Aug

Conducted a one day training to sensitize 57 community members onGBV

Emergency Humanitarian Response

Plan Funding as of 3 September

Original Requirements: 41,938,954

Revised Requirements: 191,929,303

Funding: 108,587,825/ 56.58%

Unmet Requirements: 83,341,478


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WomensEmpowerment

Link

Nairobi 2 SepGarissa 11 Oct

Launched the Run & Take These Girls to School initiative to increaseenrolment and retention of girls in the Garissa school system as well as

advocate for girls access to secondary and higher education. The run willtake place in Garissa on 11 October.

SEA WorkingGroup

Nakuru, Naivasha,Kisumu, Kitale, Molo& Kisii

Will conduct SEA trainings in the 1st

and 2nd

week of October.

UNHCR & SCUK Nakuru District,25 August

Provided follow-up support after KRCS reported a case of SGBV.

SKUK Burnt Forest Area Conducted weekly trainings on child protection and child rights issues,targeting both IDP and non-IDP households.

IOM and IMC Uasin Gishu district Carrying out psychosocial programmes in both IDP and non-IDPcommunities.

Shelter and Non Food Items

The Ministry of State and Special Programmes (MoSSP), with support from the RC/HC EarlyRecovery Advisor, plans to construct 40,000 shelters by the end of March 2009. The initiative will

be launched Wednesday, 10 September at a small village called Ndeffo on the Njoro-Mau Narokroad in Molo District. IOM has been engaged in shelter projects in Molo, Kipkelion, Uasin Gishu

and Lugari districts; DRC with UNHCR is engaged with shelter projects in Molo district; and GOALwith UNCHR has been engaged in shelter projects Kipkelion districts.

The MoSSP has also received over 50,000 requests, through DCs, from households whosehouses were destroyed and who are registering to receive the Government

rehabilitation/reconstruction funds of KSh25,000 (USD 373); however only 31,000 registeredhouseholds have been verified, excluding those whose homes were already rehabilitated withGovernment-distributed materials in Trans Nzoia West district and those who have benefited fromshelter support from other partners. New requests from households registered to receive the

reconstruction/rehabilitation support are being received weekly. The Government continues toseek funding to support the shelter project and provision of reconstruction/rehabilitation funds.

DRC reported difficulties in distributing NFIs to Githega, Central Province. Distribution targetedvulnerable returnees, but the host community challenged the distribution and a large crowd

gathered, presenting a risk of looting and a risk to the safety of DRC staff. DRC plans to meet withcommunity leaders to address the issue and resume distribution.

Who Place Activity/ Report

KRC Nakuru North23 Aug

Distributed 360 Blankets, 180 Mosquito Nets, 360 Sanitary Pads, and 12 Cartons ofSoap supplied by UNHCR to 180 IDP families at Dundori Social Hall.

St. MaryMissionHospital

Naivasha23 Aug

Distributed NFIs supplied by UNHCR and UNICEF to three resettlement areas.KRCS assisted in distribution and provided transportation.

UNHCR Nakuru, KFA Area29 Aug

Provided tents to seven families who were integrated IDPs, prioritizing distributionto families with young children. An additional nine tents were planned for

distribution, but were delayed until the week of 1 September due to a lack oftransportation.

UNHCR Nakuru North29 Aug

Distributed sanitary pads to female IDPs in Solai Police Camp.

NORPEC Burnt Forest With funding from CORDAID has supplied materials for 150 shelters.

Health &WaterFoundation

Nyanza27 Aug

Distributed 15 UNHCR tents to beneficiaries in Manga Town Centre (MangaDistrict) following a verification

UNHCR Nyanza28 Aug

In Kiogutwa Chiefs Office (Manga District) 17 vulnerable integrated householdswere identified and each was supplied with a tent.

Early Recovery

The UN Volunteer (UNV) program on good neighbourliness is operating with a team of 44 officersin eight zones in the North Rift and is expected to run for the next six months. UNV has also

established two information-sharing centres in tents located in Eldoret and Burnt Forest, Uasin


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Gishu. They are intended to facilitate information sharing by communities during the good

neighbourliness session through an Area Specific Coordinated Approach.

The NORPEC consortium has formed three working groups and trained six peace mediators. TheConsortium has expressed the need for funding to support their peace building efforts.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is also implementing peace building activities through the Catholic

Diocese of Eldoret, in Eldoret and Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu district. Activities are carried out byvarious groups including the Amani Project and the Village Peace Committee, which encouragecommunity dialogue.

Kenyan soccer forum is supporting sporting activities, KEFOSO, organized several football

tournaments in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu district, to commemorate the International Year of Peace,2008. In an effort to reinvigorate the ongoing peace building and reconciliation efforts throughsports in Trans Nzoia districts, the Trans Nzoia Youths Sports Association (TYSA) also organizedan athletics meeting which were supported by a number of NGOs and businesses, including the

International Rescue Committee (IRC), Handicap International, World Vision International, KenyanCommercial Bank and Western Union and Kenyan New Foundation. TYSA will continue to carry

out similar peace promotion activities through sports in the Trans Nzoia East and West districts

with the objective of bringing communities together.

PEACENET has provided funding for peace meetings in the Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu district,initially targeting women through workshops while The Centre for Human Rights organized peaceand reconciliation meetings in August and plans to hold more in September. They have alsofacilitated peace trainings through two Nigerian peace and reconciliation experts.

The KRCS reported that there will be a peace walk to Nairobi organized by the Kenya Policeduring the first week of September.

In support of livelihoods recovery, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Kenya have distributed

seed kits to 83 beneficiaries in the past week, from three farms namely Mungetho, Ngarua, andTemoyetta. They have also conducted training on crop protection and pest management. SCUK

is also supporting the following: 1,800 households have been involved in agricultural fares; 500households have been engaged with cash for work; 600 households have been targeted withanimal restocking; 50 households were provided cash grants; and veterinary assistance was

provided to 2,000 households. ACF has also supported 1,728 families with cash vouchers (USD250) per household in Molo district.

The Early Recovery Team (ERT) of UNDPs Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR)conducted two early recovery capacity development workshops; the first for the IASC Country

Team and the second for UNDP-Kenya and UNDP-Somalia Country Office Programme staff. Thelatter is part of the strengthening of UNDPs leadership of effective early recovery processes. Theworkshops included concepts and processes associated with Early Recovery, the Cluster WorkingGroup on Early Recovery (CWGER) and UNDP/BCPRs support to Early Recovery efforts, as well

as guidance and tools available to successfully carry out Early Recovery in post-crisis settings.Given the recent close collaboration between the CWGER and ERT, and the HC/RC office in

Kenya, Kenya was selected as the first country where the ERT rolls out this training.

(See a map of Early Recovery activities being implemented at: ochaonline.un.org/Kenya)

Education

The Education cluster met with Ministry of Education on 27 August.

The Phase 1 of the MoEs response, 16 schools in Molo district and 3 schools in Trans Nzoia

districts were identified as having been burned or vandalized. Kshs. 123,612,073 (USD 1.845million) was provided to the MoSSP for reconstruction of these schools. This process of

reconstructing these schools began in June following three rapid assessments in the PEV-affectedareas.


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In Phase 2 following an evaluation conducted by the MoE during the month of August, the MoEs

response included the securing of Kshs. 242 million (USD 3.6 million) from donor support to theKenya Education Sector Support Programme (KESSP) for post-election violence (PEV) response.Ksh. 109 million (USD 1.6 million) of those funds were earmarked for school reconstruction. 124schools in PEV-affected areas were identified as burned and vandalized, or overstretched with IDPchildren. The MoE is going to strengthen the capacities of the School Management Committee ineach school to be deeply involved in the reconstruction process.

MoEs significant challenge in rebuilding schools was distributing aid to affected schools withoutcausing any disparities. In addition, there is a need for improved coordination between groupsinvolved in reconstruction efforts, and that schools that are overstretched with IDP children should

not be neglected.

The Emergency Unit of the MoE has received equipment and support from Save the Children andis waiting for both office space and an appointment from the Minister of a full-time EmergencySenior Education Officer. While it is not yet official, the Ministry of Finance is discussing adding a

budget line of Ksh. 360 million (USD 5.37 million) for Emergency Education for furtherinterventions.

It was that in-between monthly cluster meetings, an education working group could be convenedwith more education partners to discuss the technical aspects of education interventions in the

country. MoE staff on the ground will be requested to provide updated information on educationpartners. The Food Security Meetings education sub-working group that was chaired by the MoEprior to PEV, was integrated into the Education Cluster.


United StatesMilitary

Burnt Forest o The United States Military has given USD 150,000 per school forrebuilding of the schools.

o 19 schools will be rehabilitated/reconstructed by the US Marines inTransnzoia and Molo

Save the

Children

Nakuru o Built 3 schools and provided 30 schools with materials. 12,000

uniforms will distributed in the third week of the new termo

Training of head and senior teachers ongoing. 660 teachers will betrained in addition to School Management Committee (SMC) trainingsof 460 teachers. 80 volunteer teachers have been trained in UasinNgishu and 100 ECD teachers throughout PEV-affected areas. SUKfunding for emergency education ends at the end of October.

UNICEF Kisumu o 18 schools benefited from 360 desks and 14 of them received ECDkits and plastic mats. 27,822 pupils will benefit from the supplies.

Additionally, each parent in the 114 schools was issued with a eithera bucket or jerrican.

o Some schools with high cholera cases were provided with PUR andAquatap for disinfection of drinking and hand washing for 68,239pupils.

MOE Nakuru 14-17 July o Participated in a training workshop on Emergency Preparedness.

Food AssistanceThe Agricultural Minister noted that current food stocks were being depleted at the rate of 100,000bags per week. To replenish the national reserves, 60,000 bags arrived on 26 August from SouthAfrica and 40,000 from Tanzania on 28 August. Another 180,000 bags of maize from South Africa

are expected during the first week of September. The Government has reportedly set aside300,000 bags of maize for distribution to the areas most in need.Efforts by local authorities to increase the

beneficiary population have made it difficult forpartners on the ground to establish actual target

population. Sensitization for relevant provincialadministrators in Nakuru North on EMOP targetingis continuing.

Location August Cycle

Target

Completed

Distribution

North Rift

Valley

134,704 58,595

South RiftValley

87,074 57,164


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