Committed to Ending Drought Emergencies

NDMA is an agency of the Government of Kenya mandated to establish mechanisms which ensure that drought does not result in emergencies and that the impacts of climate change are sufficiently mitigated.

Committed to Ending Drought Emergencies

NDMA is an agency of the Government of Kenya mandated to establish mechanisms which ensure that drought does not result in emergencies and that the impacts of climate change are sufficiently mitigated.

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Launch of Drought Risk Management and early warning information campaign in Turkana County

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Rainfall received in April across many parts of the ASALs has provided some reprieve, replenishing water sources and regenerating pasture and browse to some degree. Distances to water are reducing but are still well above normal. Livestock body condition and milk production are starting to improve, particularly among browsers, although the effect of the season on livestock productivity should be more apparent next month. However, any positive impacts are likely to be modest and short-lived, since the rains have generally been below normal and poorly distributed and therefore unlikely to sustain recovery throughout the coming dry period. Moreover, some areas have received very little rainfall, even none.

Get details on drought status in the National Drought Early Warning Bulletin - April 2017.

Detailed reports of the drought situation in each of the 23 arid and semi-arid counties are available in the county-specific Drought Early Warning Bulletins.

The Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) as at mid-May (15th of May) clearly shows that in almost all ASAL counties, the vegetation conditions are still well below the normal ranges for the period. The situation could improve in those areas that have received some good rainfall in the last two weeks (e.g. coast region). In general the prognosis for the next dry season is negative because, at this time of the year, most of the rangelands are expected to have recovered. If additional rains are not received in May/June, another critical dry season will set in, considering that the coping capacity of households has been strongly affected by the long drought spell experienced in the last several months. 

Click this link Vegetation Condition Index as at May 15, 2017 for county specific VCIs.

The Government has declared the current drought affecting 23 arid and semi-arid counties and pockets of other areas a national disaster.  Speaking after being briefed on the situation on the ground by Cabinet Secretaries involved in drought management and food security at state House Nairobi, President Uhuru Kenyatta called on all stakeholders to support the Government by upscaling drought mitigation programmes. The President also called on the local and international partners to come in and support the Government’s efforts to contain the situation which has not only affected human being and livestock but also the wild animals.Read More