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  • Senate Eulogizes Former President Kibaki

    Senate Eulogizes Former President Kibaki

    Senators on Tuesday paid tribute to the late former President Mwai Kibaki, who was pronounced dead by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday.

    In their tributes, Senators described Kibaki as a man who was born great, committed, and patriotic for his country, and believed in inequity in distributing resources across the country.

    Today Wednesday afternoon, the National Assembly is convening to eulogize the former president.

    State funeral, with full military honors and protocols being rendered and observed for the late President Mwai Kibaki, will be held on Friday 29th April 2022 at Nyayo Stadium. 

    The body of the retired president is lying in state at Parliament Buildings since Monday, to give Kenyans a chance to pay their last respects before the burial on Saturday at his Othaya home.

    President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Monday led the nation in paying tributes and last respects to the late Retired President Mwai Kibaki. The late President Kibaki was sworn in as the Third President of the Republic of Kenya on 30th December 2002. He served as Head of State and Government until 9th April 2013.

  • Research Highlights Need To Adjust COVID Vaccination Approach

    Research Highlights Need To Adjust COVID Vaccination Approach

    The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme has today released the results of its latest modeling on COVID-19 vaccine scale-up within the country.

    The analysis found that Kenya’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign can achieve greater value for money if it focuses on the elderly, rather than a strategy that pursues scaling up vaccines to the whole population.

    In a press release after releasing the results, Prof Edwine Barasa, Director at the Nairobi Programme of the KEMRI-Welcome Trust Research Programme said the new data suggests that “we can fight COVID more effectively by re-focusing our efforts on those who need it most.”

    “Vaccines work, and ensuring older adults and other at-risk groups receive them quickly is the best way to achieve greater health outcomes and is better value for money,” he said.

    Prof. Barasa said they hope that the data helps policymakers across the continent determine how to structure impactful, cost-effective, long-term COVID-19 responses.

    Justice Novignon, head of the Africa CDC’s Health Economics Unit said that Countries need to re-focus their COVID-19 vaccination programs on the kinds of strategies that will save more lives for less money, especially in settings with overall low risk of severe disease and death, high natural immunity, and constrained resources as is the case in Kenya and Africa more broadly, targeting the elderly and those with risk increasing comorbidities rather than to the whole population.

    “The game has changed on COVID-19 and we have to make every last dollar count,” he said

    Prof Joachim Osur, Public Health Specialist and the Vice-Chancellor, Amref International University said the critical analysis can help sharpen “our focus as we try and balance COVID vaccination campaigns with other essential health programs.”

    “It is time to integrate COVID fully into our regular health system, so we can right-size our COVID-19 vaccine program while also regaining ground against other infectious diseases, such as HIV, TB, and malaria,” he said

    The KEMRI-Welcome Trust research team modeled a broad range of COVID vaccine scale-up scenarios and tested each one for cost-effectiveness and its impact on the spread of the disease.

    These forecasts estimate what would happen if vaccine scale-up reached 30 percent, 50 percent, or 70 percent of the Kenyan population, under both slow (18 months) and rapid (6 months) scenarios.

    The research found that scaling up to 30 percent vaccine coverage is highly cost-effective; while the 50 percent and 70 percent scenarios were not, given the lower risk of severe disease and death and high natural immunity due to previous exposure.

    Under both the slow and rapid scale-up scenarios, reaching 30 percent coverage with priority given to adults over 50 years averts a substantial number of new infections and deaths; 32 per 100,000 new infections in the 18-month scenario, and 39 per 100,000 in the rapid scenario; as well as 8,100 or 9,400 deaths respectively.

    Reaching a threshold of 50 percent and subsequently, 70 percent would avert an additional 1,100 deaths under the slow scenario and an additional 400 deaths in the rapid scenario.

    In Africa, only 15 percent of the population has received two vaccine doses and vaccination campaigns have slowed across the continent due to low demand for doses as well as gaps in the delivery systems needed to roll them out.

    Kenya’s campaign began in March 2021, one year after the first recorded case and more than 17 million doses have been administered since then covering 15 percent of the total population. Currently, the country aims to vaccinate 100 percent of all adults by the end of 2022.

    COVID-19 has had several negative impacts on the health system in Kenya over the past two years. Between 2019 and 2020, data from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria show that the number of malaria cases treated in the country fell by 27 percent, HIV testing fell by 37 percent and more than 10,000 fewer individuals were treated for tuberculosis.

  • AFRICITIES 2022 IN KISUMU KENY,WE ARE THERE

    AFRICITIES 2022 IN KISUMU KENY,WE ARE THERE

    H.E Prof. Peter Anyang Nyong’o, Governor, Kisumu, Kenya.
    H.E Prof. Peter Anyang Nyong’o, Governor, Kisumu, Kenya.

    Kisumu, Kenya, 21st April 2022: One month before the 9th edition of the Africities Summit scheduled to take place on May 17 to 21, 2022 in Kisumu, Kenya, the program of sessions is complete. 170 sessions were recorded for this edition placed under the High Patronage of His Excellency, Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya. The theme chosen for the summit is: “The role of intermediary cities in Africa in the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and of the African Union´s Agenda 2063”.

    Organized every 3yrs over 5 days, alternately in the different regions of Africa, the Africities Summit is the largest democratic gathering organized on the African continent. This flagship event of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) organized in partnership with the  Government of Kenya, the Council of Governors of Kenya (CoG), and the County of Kisumu will for the very first time be held in an intermediary city.

    Distinguished personalities are expected to attend the gathering in Kisumu and take an active part in
    the main dialogue platform on decentralization and local governance, which brings together African
    ministers; as well as mayors, leaders, and elected representatives of local authorities; civil society organizations; traditional authorities; representatives of the African Diaspora; actors from the world of
    economics; experts, researchers, and academics; financial institutions, as well as development partners.

    The President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Mr. Macky Sall, accepted the invitation of the organizing committee to participate in the summit in his capacity as current President of the African Union (AU).

    Invitations to participate were sent to the following personalities: H.E. Mr. Mohamadou Issoufou, former President of the Republic of Niger; H.E. John F. Kerry, former United States Secretary of State, President’s Special Envoy for Climate; Ms. Amina J. Mohamed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the Africa Union Commission, Ms. Maimuna Mohd Sharif, E.D of UN-Habitat, Ms. Vera Songwe, E.S of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Prof. Benedict Oramah, Chairman of Afreximbank; Mr. Samuel Etoo, President of the Cameroon Football Federation; and Mr. Didier Drogba, former Ivorian international footballer. “I am delighted to officially announce that the city of Kisumu will host the largest Africities summit ever held in Kenya.”, said Uhuru Kenyatta, President Kenyaof.

    The Summit has so far recorded more than 3,000 participants already registered to take part in the 5 days of reflection around the theme of the summit, organized within the framework of thematic sessions, sessions on local policies and strategies, and the political segment of the Summit. Africities 9 also consists of specific days organized on the major topics that mobilize the attention of mayors and leaders of local governments on the continent, namely Climate Day; Diaspora and Afro-descendants Day; Digital Day; Culture Day; Urban Planning Day; Housing Day; Women Day; Youth Day; as well as the Africities Trade and Investment Forum.

    As part of the Summit, the International Exhibition of Cities and Local Governments will also be held. The Africities Exhibition offers institutions, economic operators, academia and research, as well as civil society organizations the opportunity to exhibit their experiences, know-how, methods, tools, and, products in response to requests and needs in terms of support to local authorities for the implementation of their mandates The Africities Exhibition also makes it possible to organize B2B meetings with local authorities, which could lead to the signing of contracts between protagonists.

    The Africities 9 summit now serves as a framework for the elective General Assembly aimed at designating the members of the organization’s governing bodies. Indeed, the elective General Assembly of UCLG Africa will be held on May 19, 2022, preceded on May 18 by the general assemblies of the Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA) and the Network of Young Local Elected Officials of Africa (YELO). As icing on the cake, it is planned to organize a conversation between the former heads of State, honorary members of UCLG Africa, and the young elected representatives of local governments of Africa, concerning their involvement in the African renaissance, given the lessons to draw from the experience of former African leaders. This conversation is scheduled for May 20 in the afternoon.

  • Man chops off wife’s hand in Machakos county

    Man chops off wife’s hand in Machakos county

    A man has been accused of allegedly chopping off his wife’s hand in Machakos County. The couple that has been living well in marriage for the past ten years with three kids in Mlolongo started to experience turmoil when the wife, Mackline Mokeira, began to build a house for her parents.

    Mokeira says she has been a mama mboga for the past five years to sustain her family together with educating her kids who she says are in very expensive private school.

    In mid last year, Mokeira says she joined a Sacco that enabled her to acquire a loan which was the root cause of her matrimonial woes. Her husband, she says, threatened to kill her accusing her of infidelity, a threat she took seriously and fled the home.

    It is then that the husband followed the kids to school and the kids showed him where they had fled to. He stormed the house in the evening, fished out a machete from his jacket, and chopped off her right hand. ‘I didn’t believe that he was going to do that. He wanted to finish me off. I got a chance to escape when blood spilled on his face and when he tried to wipe it off, I fled but he followed me up to the gate. It is neighbors who assisted me and he tried to flee but they pursued him and caught up with him. Luckily for him, it is police on patrol who helped him from the irate public,’ Mokeira narrates.

    Mokeira says she has been grounded since she lost her hand as she can no longer be able to do her daily chores, especially the business that she used to do to cater to her family’s needs. She however says she is not ready to face her husband in court and leaves him to God to judge him.

    She is pleading with well-wishers to help her set up a business that will enable her to sustain her life as she will depend on well-wishers to give her food and basic needs and especially school fees for her kids for her entire life. 0711542587- Her number.

  • My biological father abandoned me at 4 years because of disability status

    My biological father abandoned me at 4 years because of disability status

    In life, there are certain things that might hinder us in our journey to success but at the end, we would definitely be victorious. They say that it is left to you to turn your life experiences into a lesson that would propel you into the world of greatness and success.

    Recently, a man named Greg Simon shared his story online and told people about some major events in his life. Greg who is a person living with disability shared a photo of himself along with his story.

    Greg narrates how he was abandoned by his biological father at a tender age immediately he succumbed to that situation of disability ”At 1-4 years, I was jumping with my legs like every other child. At five years, I became disabled and rejected by my own biological father.” Greg Simon  said.

    Simon now says that her mother died at eight a lot happened in his life and changed the phase of living through trauma and stigmatization he tried to commit suicide three times because he couldn’t afford food passing through difficulties to survive.  ”At age eight my caring mother died. Before I clocked 13years, I have attempted suicide three times. I couldn’t afford three square meal I was doing 001 mostly all the time. I slept in an uncompleted classes for two weeks in 2015 because I couldn’t afford 5k for accommodation.” Greg narrates.

    Greg now is a motivational speaker who always urges people never give up at any situation in life  and keep moving and making ends meet at whatever cost and live to tell a story . ”My people this is my life this is my story you have no excuse to give up. I have a name to protect and story to tell the world my post are for motivation, not to seek for pity and attention.” Simon adds.

    Finally , Simon discourages giving as he believes in God to change the status of the people. ”In all your doing don’t give failure and discouragement a place. Thank God today status is changing step by step.” Greg Simon adds.

    See a screenshot of his post on social media.

    Greg Simon PHOTO COURTESY
    Greg Simon PHOTO COURTESY
  • Tim Wanyonyi calls for inclusive decision making over City Matatu menace

    Tim Wanyonyi calls for inclusive decision making over City Matatu menace

    It has been a menace for the matatu industry to thrive in the city, there must be proper licensing, protecting stations and routes of operations, Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Tim Wanyonyi has said.

    The Westlands Member of Parliament said for successful decongestion of the City, all stakeholders must be involved in the decision-making process.

    Speaking at his campaign secretariat when he met hundreds of Nairobi Matatu stakeholders on Thursday, March 24, Mr. Wanyonyi said that transport is a shared business that should be managed by the government and the private sector.

    “Decongesting the City is not removing those who are already there and introducing new sector. We just have to define what it is that we want to do, how we will operate, where will you go? Just improve on efficiency,” he said.

    While airing their grievances, the representatives who were drawn from over 32 Matatu Saccos, complained over police harassment and mistreatment.

    They requested the MP to ensure that the matatu operators, owners, and customers are cushioned from the excesses of the police and county askaris for ease of doing business.

    According to Mr. Maurice Obambo, Secretary-General of Killeton Sacco, the law should not be used to discriminate against motorists.

    “We do not want to have a law for the poor and the rich. When we have the law, it should be for everybody. If a rich person is arrested, he must be treated by the same law as the poor,” Mr. Wanyonyi, who is an advocate of the High Court said as he responded to Obambo.

    The stakeholders expressed their confidence in Mr Wanyonyi and tasked him to ensure that the sector becomes profitable, dignified, and orderly and endorsed his bid for Nairobi governor.

    Mr. Wanyonyi pledged to provide proper sanitation, water, and essential facilities for the city matatu operators.

    He pledged to come up with reasonable credit facilities that would encourage matatu industry employees to have vehicles of their own by the time he leaves office.

    “I am looking forward to continuing this conversation as I visit you all in your various places of work and if I do not fulfill my promises at the end of the first five years, do not re-elect me,” he said.

    This statement is perhaps his biggest show of commitment to working for the people of Nairobi County.

    Mr. Wanyonyi boasts of a good developmental record in his two-year term as Westlands MP having been recognized for two consecutive years.

  • Governor of Kajiado Lenku Defects To ODM From Jubilee

    Governor of Kajiado Lenku Defects To ODM From Jubilee

    The debate on who is ODM leader Raila Odinga’s preferred Kajiado County gubernatorial candidate was put to bed on Thursday afternoon after Governor Joseph Ole Lenku was given the nod in Nairobi.

    Lenku was handed a nomination certificate by Mr. Odinga himself, which clears him as the party’s and by large, the Azimio Lala Umoja preferred candidate for the seat. Lenku was making his official defection from Jubilee to ODM and was received at a colorful and fully packed event at Orange house, Nairobi.

    The move is a major blow to his rival David Nkedianye who had ditched ODM for Jubilee with the hope of sailing through the joint nominations.

    In his acceptance speech, Lenku promised to deliver Kajiado and Maa community votes to Odinga and at least 20 MCA seats to the Azimio la Umoja team.” I want to assure you that Kajiado is an Azimio zone and we are going to deliver,” a visibly fired up Lenku said.

    He revisited his previous remarks that Kajiado is not a battleground, emphasizing that as the Maa Community spokesman, the region is going to fully back Mr. Odinga for the Presidency.” Today I have come here as the Maa Community spokesman. And l mean from Marsabit down to Leitoktok in Kajiado, we are going to fully support you,” Lenku is also the chairman of the Maa Counties Economic block.

    He was accompanied by ODM Kajiado Chairman Tarayia Ole Kores, Kajiado majority leader Julius Moipai, minority leader Daniel Naikuni, county assembly whips from both ODM and Jubilee as well as Wiper MCAs.

    Lenku’s defection has sent political shockwaves to his rival camps. Political observers have predicted a titanic battle between him and Nkedianye for the Jubilee ticket. His tactical move to ODM raises his chances because he automatically becomes Odinga’s preferred candidate.

    While welcoming Lenku to the party, Odinga said that the Azimio la Umoja dream was becoming more realistic and nearer as we head to the August elections. ” We welcome you and this confirms what the Azimio dream is all about. I am confident that we are going to deliver,” Odinga said.

    ODM party chairman John Mbadi, Director of Political Affairs Opiyo Wandayi, and nominated senator Judith Pareno were present. A mega rally under the leadership of Governor Lenku has been scheduled and will be graced by Odinga and President Uhuru.

  • Now is time for Removing Mandatory Wearing Of Masks?

    Now is time for Removing Mandatory Wearing Of Masks?

    Kenyans in a queue wearing masks. /THE AFRICA REPORT
    Kenyans in a queue wearing masks. /THE AFRICA REPORT

    The government will consider reviewing the existent COVID-19 preventive measures as the country continues recording low positivity rates, two years since the pandemic broke out in Kenya.

    Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe, while speaking to Citizen TV on Wednesday, March 9, hinted at abolishing the mandatory wearing of masks across the country as one of the preventive measures.

    He explained that the cases recorded are lower, indicating that the country could be heading into herd immunity, despite Kenyans disregarding the wearing of masks.

    He added that the Ministry of Health was still carrying out its research with regards to the trends in daily COVID-19 cases before announcing their decision to members of the public.

    “The first time I noticed that these people are not wearing masks these days. You wonder what happens next, let’s watch and see.

    “Maybe we are slowly developing herd immunity, and as we develop it then you don’t come hard on them. If people are not getting sick, then maybe that is the direction that we ought to be going, this is a decision that we’re going to make in the next few days,” he said.

    Some of the research being undertaken includes the positivity rate staying low for some time below five percent in what is termed as flattening the curve. The other research includes equipping hospitals in the event of a resurgence.

    “Get your positivity rate at a certain point, get your hospitalization rate and expected hospitalization rate at some point. Get your oxygen supply properly done so that in the event of a resurge this is what happens.

    “So that you don’t open up and the following day you have 5,000 people in hospital and guess what, you are not ready for them,” he added.

    On the same day, Kenya recorded 14 new COVID-19 cases from a sample size of 5,585 tested in the last 24 hours, marking a positivity rate of 0.3 percent.

    Total confirmed positive cases stand at 323,129 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 3,418,275.

    36 patients have recovered from the disease, all of them from Home-Based and Isolation Care. This pushes the total recoveries to 317,625.

    Additionally, 16,958,872 vaccines had been administered across the country, out of which, 7,895,629 are partially vaccinated while those fully vaccinated are 7,752,827.

  • 40 KCPE Candidates Traced Following Weekend Banditry Attacks

    40 KCPE Candidates Traced Following Weekend Banditry Attacks

    40 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examinations (KCPE) candidates from Sinoni and Kasiela primary schools in Baringo County have been traced, following banditry attacks over the weekend that left at least four people killed and scores injured.

    Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Maalim Mohammed, said the candidates who had fled their homes after the skirmishes, would now sit for their examinations at Muchongoi Primary School where they would be provided with meals and boarding facilities.

    The Regional Commissioner who earlier supervised the launch of distribution of examination papers assured schools of security and prompt action to ensure that exam materials reach examination centres centers on time.

    Center managers and security personnel converged at Nakuru West Deputy County Commissioner’s office in Kapkures, where the container with examination papers was opened.

    He said the police and other security agencies have been deployed to man all the 7,350 examination centers in the region, assuring candidates, their parents, and supervisors that the area will be calm during the exam period.

    Maalim noted that the General Service Unit and Rapid Deployment Unit platoons had also been enhanced in West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, Turkana, and Laikipia counties that were affected by armed conflicts.

    “Security has been heightened in the North Rift Region and all exam centers will be manned adequately,” the Commissioner said.

    Maalim indicated that though centers Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) regulations provided that centers with less than 30 candidates be merged with others, KCPE and KCSE candidates in schools within Kerio Valley with less than that number would be allowed to proceed with their examinations at their respective institutions following consultations between security apparatus, the Ministry of Education and KNEC.

    Overall, 340,304 candidates would sit Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in the 14 counties across the Rift Valley region, including 171,651 boys and 168,669 girls. Out of the figure, a total of 292,414 candidates are drawn from public schools while 47,890 are registered in private facilities.

    Speaking at the launch on Monday, Maalim said, 51 percent of the candidates are boys while 49 percent are girls. Teachers Service Commission, he added, has engaged over 25,000 invigilators for the exercise in the region.

    He sought to allay fears of leakage, saying that all examination materials were safe and no candidate would have unfair advantage over the rest during the test.

    “Security personnel, center managers (school principals), supervisors, and invigilators must ensure that malpractices do not interfere with the credibility of the exams. We will arrest any individual possessing or purporting to have examination materials before the scheduled time,” Maalim warned.

    The Regional Commissioner said “strangers” would not be allowed in schools.

    “A stranger is anybody who is not a candidate, center manager, supervisor, security officer, or an education officer. Let us act firmly in the interest of our children, anyone who breaches any aspect of examination will be apprehended,” he explained.

    Maalim confirmed that despite security challenges, all schools in West Pokot County were operational and candidates would sit examinations at their designated centers.

    In Elgeyo Marakwet, the Regional Commissioner indicated candidates from Changach Barrack Secondary School have been relocated to Kiptolos Secondary School, while those from Kipkurut Primary will sit their examinations at Kapchelal Primary School.

    In Baringo County, Kapturo and Chepksin Primary School candidates will sit their examinations at Taboroi Primary School.

    Other examination centers that have been moved include Kapkechir Primary School to Karne Primary School, Kasiela Primary School to Sinoni Primary School, Arabic Primary School, and Kapindasum to Chemongorin Primary School while Tuyotich Primary school and Tuyotich Secondary School candidates will sit their examination at Kabel Primary School.

    “We will not take any chances in this critical time for our children. We wish to assure the parents, teachers, and students in the affected areas that their safety is guaranteed,” said Maalim.

    He stated that a total of 208,935 candidates from public schools and an additional 16,017 from private institutions in the region will sit for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) which kicks off on March 14.

    Overall, 224,852 students, including 113,160 boys and 111,692 girls have been registered for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in the region.

    Examination materials will be kept in 135 containers set up in the sub-counties under the management of sub-county commissioners and sub-county education officers.

    He assured candidates that enough transportation arrangements had been put in place to ensure examination papers, invigilators, supervisors, and security personnel reached all centers.

    “We have mapped out all areas and we are working closely with sub-county education officers who are on the ground to ensure the success of the examination,” he said.

    He added that motorbikes assigned to local administrators and choppers would be on standby to deliver papers and personnel to areas inaccessible by four-wheel vehicles.

  • Brace for heavy rainfall, Weatherman warns Kenyans

    Brace for heavy rainfall, Weatherman warns Kenyans

    A fallen tree blocking one side of Mbagathi Way.
    A fallen tree blocking one side of Mbagathi Way.

    The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has announced a prolonged rainy season in the country amid a heavy downfall in Nairobi. In the statement, the Weatherman announced that the country will experience heavy rainfall from March to May 2022.

    According to the Kenya Meteorological Department statement issued on Tuesday, February 22, Nairobi will be among regions that will be experiencing heavy rainfall as well as the Rift Valley region.

    Further, the Weatherman noted that the Lake Victoria region, the East of the Rift Valley region, the Central Region of the Rift Valley, and, the Southeastern lowlands will also receive the enhanced rainfall.

    “The forecast indicates that the Lake Victoria Basin, the Highlands East of the Rift Valley (including Nairobi County), the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Northwest, the Southern Rift Valley, the Central Rift Valley, and the Southeastern lowlands are likely to experience enhanced rainfall,” the statement read in part.

    Notably, the weatherman stated that there will be near average rainfall expected over the Northeastern and the Coastal regions.

    The peak of the rains will be experienced in April for most regions except over the Coastal Strip where the prime will be expected in May 2022.

    Nairobians had to battle heavy rainfall on Tuesday afternoon, which affected traffic flow along some of the busy roads. Motorists using Mbagathi Way were affected after a tree fell in the middle of the road.

    In other areas of the city, residents shared videos of hailstorms as the Capital was experiencing rainfall. Editor and writer, at The Conversation Africa, Moina Spooner shared a video showing the hailstorms in Nairobi.

    City dwellers also took to social media complaining that the rainfall had caused flooding, raising concerns that the county government had not done enough to solve the drainage issue in Nairobi.

    “Our taps are dry because Nairobi Water is rationing water while over 2.3 million Kenyans are facing starvation because of drought.  All this runoff water ends up in sewer lines and polluted rivers. No new building should be approved in Kenya without a rainwater harvesting system,” activist Boniface Mwangi opined. Motorists using Waiayaki Way also raised concerns over the poor drainage system partly caused by the ongoing construction of the Expressway.

    The report by the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) indicated that the rainfall onset was timely in the western parts of the country but varied in the eastern parts of the country.

    According to the report, the rains were poorly distributed in space and time, particularly where below-average rainfall was received significantly affecting cropping both livestock and crop production.