UNITED NATIONS

HUMANITARIAN UPDATE vol. 24 12 – 18 June 2008

Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in

HIGHLIGHTS

• 76,858 IDPs remain in 111 IDP camps; 89,282 IDPs have been recorded in transit camps and the Ministry of Special Programmes reported that 191,000 IDPs have returned to their areas of displacement. • The Health Cluster reported a cholera outbreak in Municipality, Kisumu district. • WFP increased general food distribution to 60% of the population in some divisions of Turkana district; Turkana has the highest levels of acute malnutrition in Kenya.

The information contained in this report has been compiled by OCHA from information received from the field, from national and international humanitarian partners and from other official sources. It does not represent a position from the United Nations. This report is posted on: http://ochaonline.un.org/kenya

I. General Overview

The 11 June by-elections for five members of parliament (MPs) resulted in two Party of National Unity PNU seats (in Kilgoris and Embakasi constituencies) and three Orange Democratic Movement ODM seats in Emuhaya, North and Ainamoni constituencies. There were some allegations of vote rigging and the ODM party lodged a formal complaint to the Electoral Commission of Kenya over the election results in Embakasi and Kilgoris constituencies. The PNU and its affiliated parties now hold 104 seats and ODM holds 103 seats in Parliament whilst two seats remain to be filled, due to the death of two ODM MPs on 10 June 2008.

Though the elections were generally peaceful, according to reports from the PeaceNet Kenya, on 12 June, eleven people were attacked and seriously injured in Kilgoris, Transmara district. Those targeted had recently moved to the constituency and were attacked based on suspicions of who they voted for. Nine houses and a vehicle belonging to those suspected to have voted for the ODM candidate were also reported to have been burned. Leaflets and text messages with hate messages were reportedly circulated, increasing the tensions.

Meanwhile, rules and procedures were established for the Waki Commission, set up to investigate the post-election violence (PEV) that followed the General Election in December 2007. The objective of the Commission is to identify the perpetrators of the PEV and determine their motives. The facts and circumstances related to the violence as well as failures of the state security agency during the violence will be investigated over three months.

Following the launch of the Government’s 22 year plan, Vision 2030, on 10 June, the 2008-2009 budget was launched on 12 June. The total budget amounted to USD 12.6 billion, which is 10% higher than the 2007-2008 budget whilst the Ministry of Finance projected that GDP would increase to 7-8% in 2009 from and expected 4.5-6% in 2008. The budget was framed around four priority development areas of the Grand Coalition Government: 1) restoring the economy to higher broad-based longer-term growth; 2) creating employment opportunities for youth; 3) reducing poverty and inequality through accelerated regional development; and 4) deepening human development efforts for higher productivity and economic prosperity.

Two of the budget objectives are directly linked with recovery efforts in the wake of the PEV; including: Objective One, designing an economic recovery program to address downturn of the economy following the post-election crisis; and Objective Two, addressing the humanitarian crisis that followed the disputed elections, including the resettling of IDPs. However, explicit budgetary allocations to meet the humanitarian needs that have emerged in the wake of the PEV, were minimal. The Minister of Finance noted that approximately USD 83 million would be allocated to the previously established fund to enable IDPs to fully return to productive livelihoods. It was also noted that other allocations in the employment, security and agricultural sector would further support the recovery processes. However, the Finance Minister noted that budgetary financing for recovery was only part of the total funding, which is also being channelled through relief agencies and partners; he said that full details of these resources would be “eventually tabled”.

The minimal budgetary allocation implies a reliance on external support to help finance the recovery efforts. Therefore, a newly established bi-weekly consultative meeting between the international community and the Permanent Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of State for Special Programmes (MoSP), will be of paramount importance to ensure that the necessary resources are mobilized and that funding is well coordinated to ensure it is utilised efficiently.

One of the only explicit references to IDPs in the Minister of Finance’s speech on the budget was the positive contribution that returnees would have on increased food production. Resources to support increased food security were also addressed more overtly throughout the budget: the budget for the Ministry of Agriculture was reduced to approximately USD 183 million from USD 483 million last year; USD 117 million was allocated for food emergencies; and USD 12.4 million for agricultural extension services and research. Furthermore the National Accelerated Agricultural Input Program was expanded to support 65,000 farmers. To reduce the shocks of food price increases, a waiver of import duties was extended to bread and rice and maintained on wheat, flour, milk and maize; all maize imports for the Strategic Grain Reserve will also be duty free.

To mitigate and respond to climatic shocks, USD 67 million was earmarked for a Civil Contingency Fund for drought relief and other emergencies. A further USD 40 million was allocated to finance initiatives in the arid and semi-arid land areas (ASALs), including rehabilitation and construction of roads, expansion of the supply of clean drinking water, school feeding programs, rural electrification and livestock support. USD 15 million was also allocated to Northern Kenya, and for infrastructure improvements.

The budget is expected to be financed by USD 8.5 billion in tax revenues; whilst a USD 2.1 billion deficit will be funded through external and private resources. II. Humanitarian Situation

Lessons learned and best practices in the implementation of the cluster approach were shared at a workshop on 11-12 June, facilitated by the OCHA Humanitarian Reform Support Unit and including participation of clusters from ten countries in the region. The workshop focused on: ensuring strong partnerships with national partners; strengthening assessments and the prioritization of needs; improving monitoring and reporting; integrating cross-cutting issues into clusters and effectively supporting a transition to recovery.

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) reported that the military is providing teachers and doctors in . It was speculated that this could create intimidation and present barriers to accessing social services amongst potentially traumatized communities. UNICEF is conducting a high-level assessment in the district during the week of 16 June whilst local media reported that two parliamentary watchdog committees will tour to investigate claims of torture and rape by the military and other law enforcers.

Food Security

The 25th Food Security Conference sponsored by the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is being held in between 16-20 June. Participants are deliberating the acute food crisis in the wake of global climatic changes. Heads of state have been urged to endorse the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme to develop agricultural water, recognizing the close linked of hydro-climatic systems and agricultural production. 2

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided grant funding of USD 5.6 million over two years to FAO for implementation in 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya. FAO will utilize the funds to develop a country statistics information system (CountrySTAT), to improve the quality, accessibility, relevance and reliability of national statistics on food and agriculture so as to augment the planning and decision-making capacity of policy maker and analysts.

President Mwai Kibaki joined several other IGAD Heads of State and Government who resolved to enact policies geared towards sustainable food production and the elimination of post-harvest losses in a declaration at the end of the 12th IGAD Summit. The leaders further vowed to enhance drought and climate change monitoring as well as early warning systems in support of sustainable agricultural production and food security. Districts with protracted resource-based A FEWSNET Food Security Alert from 6 June conflicts highlighted that protracted resource-based conflicts are affecting food security in parts of the pastoralist Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit, and Affected Districts Marakwet districts. Conflicts are rendering grazing areas inaccessible to pastoralists and traders, causing drastic increases in food and non-food commodity prices; prices have increased between 10-30% since December and are now 2-2.5 times higher than prices in urban or agricultural areas. It was speculated that increased prices could instigate “distress livestock sales” which is normally pastoralists’ response to drought.

Conflict related to cyclical droughts in the pastoralist regions often subsides after the drought period ends; however recent conflicts over scare recourses have not lessened and have in some cases resulted in the death of livestock. Consequently, pastoralists have moved away from border areas towards the interior of Turkana district and have been displaced in parts of Marsabit and Samburu districts.

The displacement and reduced livestock herds amongst affected pastoralists is causing increased food insecurity in the region; the FEWSNET report notes that this is linked to the high malnutrition rates. According to the Nutrition Cluster, 28% of the children under five years of age were either malnourished or at a serious risk of malnutrition in Lokori Division, Turkana District in April.

It is estimated that the spread of peste de petits ruminant (PPR) amongst sheep and goats will further aggravate the food insecurity of pastoralists. The disease has spread to 16 pastoral and agro-pastoral districts whilst mortality rates for goats in Turkana district have risen from 15% in March to 25% in April. To combat food insecurity in the affected districts, FEWSNET noted that in addition to the provision of food aid, interventions addressing access to water, conflict mitigation, and livestock diseases, would be required.

Meanwhile, local media reported that attempts by Kibera slum residents in Nairobi to demonstrate for cheaper food were blocked by police on 12 June.

3 Drought June – August Rainfall Projections The Kenya Meteorological Department projections noted that rainfall from June to August is expected to be near normal in Western, Nyanza, North and Central Rift Valley provinces, which should support crop production. The is also expected experience increased rainfall; however, the remaining areas of the country are expected to be generally dry. Crop yields are consequently likely to be reduced in Central and Eastern Provinces whilst water scarcity and pasture degradation is likely in the ASAL areas, where the March-May rainfall was below normal.

Flooding

Heavy rains and winds in the Coast Province caused displacement and flooding between 14-17 June. According to the Kenya Red Cross (KRC), twenty-nine families were displaced from their homes in district and they are now receiving non-food items (NFIs). Approximately 3,000 acres were flooded in Tana River district, submerging crops and displacing farmers; Source: Kenya Meteorological Department, 13 June. Districts Affected by Flooding & KRC is District Affected by Kalazar still assessing the number of affected and displaced as well as their health, sanitation and NFI needs. Furthermore, high winds blew off the roofs of approximately 20 houses in district; local donors responded by providing roofing materials.

Health

IRIN reported that four people have died from an outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis. Also known as Kalazar, the disease is parasitic and the outbreak was first reported in Wajir district in April 2008. Decreased water and pasture could cause pastoralists to travel over long distances, leading to further spread of the disease. The most affected age group was children between the age of one and five, which a local health official attributed in part to lowered immunity caused Affected by malnutrition; the Nutrition Cluster reported a global by Flooding acute malnutrition rate (GAM) of 16.6% in Wajir North Affected by West and 21.5% in Wajir South East in April. Kalazar Kalazar is endemic in northern Kenya and outbreaks are common in times of drought.

Security

On 11 June, nine people were reportedly killed and hundreds of heads of cattle driven away by armed livestock raiders in Angata division, Transmara district. The attack came barely a week after eight other people were reportedly killed in the area on 4 June 2008.

The border with Somalia remains volatile; UN DSS reported that bandits form Somalia were terrorizing town residents in Mandera East district, robbing them, armed with AK 47 rifles.

Meanwhile, voluntary disarmament is ongoing in Tana River district; six rifles were recovered.

4 Population Movements and Displacement Trends

The MoSSP said that 191,000 IDPs have returned to their places of displacement. The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) reported that there were 76,858 IDPs in 111 camps on 16 June.

Source: Kenya Red Cross, 16 June 2008

The overall number and population of transitional camps is increasing. Whilst it is difficult to generalize about the nature and function of the transitional camps, which are unique to each return area, the camps have similar elements in the various return areas. For example, the transitional camps are often located in the centre of a farm area, which is comprised of many family plots (shambas) and may cover several hundred acres. Many camps are located at police posts or at a location chief’s office. In many cases, IDPs are close enough to farm their plots of land during the daytime; however, variable security in areas of return has affected access to farms in some cases. The Ministry of State for Special Programmes noted that the concentration of returnees in transitional sites could facilitate service delivery, for those who choose to remain at those sites, whilst many also continue to find safety in numbers at the sites.

North Rift Valley

IDP Camps IDP Camp Population Returnees in the Region IDPs in Communities

37 33,340 89,282 14,692

Source, Kenya Red Cross, 18 June

The only major movement from IDP District Number of Population Change in camps in the region during the week was Transit in Transit Population at 343 IDPs from Camp; however, Camps Camps Transit Camp the number of returnees in the region has Uasin Gishu 34 20,772 Increased by 5,000 increased by approximately 15,000 from Trans Nzoia 9 15,822 Increased by over last week, primarily due to returnees West 1,000 Trans Nzoia 1 1,603 Reduced by 1,300 coming from other areas, such as Central East Province and district. Koibatek 7 5,199 No change Furthermore, populations in transit camps Kwanza 13 9,975 Increased by 400 continue to increase in the region: over Nandi North 1 430 Increased by 300 the past week, the number of IDPs in Mount Elgon 1 1,242 Increased by 800 Marakwet 3 3,967 New camp transit camps has increased by 12,031 in West the North Rift, particularly in Uasin Gishu Total 69 59.010 Increased by district. The transit camp populations are 12,031 comprised primarily of those coming from Source: WASH Cluster, 16 June 2008. districts outside of the North Rift. To help identify the needs of returnees in the region, humanitarian agencies are conducting needs assessments for areas of return in eight districts during the week of 16 June.

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South Rift Valley

Movement of IDPs from the main camps in the region IDP Camps IDP Camp Population has slowed, however, spontaneous returns continue, 48 32,797 Source, Kenya Red Cross, 16 June especially by IDPs living in communities. The Government has extended its profiling and verification exercise of returnees at their homes/farms, in order to facilitate the disbursement of Ksh10,000 (USD 166) in start-up funds. The exercise is ongoing in , Molo, Naivasha and districts. Populations in Transit Camps, Molo District Molo District. An inter-agency assessment of return and transit areas was conducted in Molo Division Transit Camp Population Name district between 10-11 June. Initial findings Elburgon Chogocho 730 suggest that many returnees are staying in transit Elburgon Sakaitim 4000 camps, whilst some populations at transit sites are Elburgon Muchworwe 691 consolidating into larger groups. Furthermore, Elburgon Kapsita 110 IDPs who had been living in communities are Mau Summit Milima 2140 moving into transit sites in anticipation of receiving Mau Summit Baraka 512 government resources, particularly in the Mau Summit Africana Farm 1,225 Gacharage, Mthinji and Total Centre camps. The Mau Summit Total Centre 1,357 urgent needs identified at the sites include NFIs, Sachangwan Mukinyai 177 tents, blankets, and sanitary facilities. UNICEF Sachangwan Kimanyi 150 noted that they have 1,000 tarpaulins and other Mauche Ndeffo 1250 NFIs pre-positioned for distribution. WFP also Njoro Beestone 445 noted that they have enough food supplies to Keringet Nyagacho 232 provide one month rations to returnees. Keringet Geticha 950 It was reported that peace and reconciliation Keringet Karirikania 2478 efforts have not been sufficient in areas of return. Sirikwa Muthinji 136 There were also claims that information was Sirikwa Gacharage 225 lacking about the security measures instituted to Sirikwa Nyakinyua 1,290 help protect returnees; indeed, IDPs at the transit Kamara MDaaguo retti sites in Mau Summit, Sirikwa and Kamara noted Kamara Tabora that their priority need was increased security so Kamara Sinderet 537 they could return to their homes. Kamara Big 15 }

Kuresoi Kuresoi Center 4,000 Nakuru District. A substantial population remains in the Nakuru district IDP Camps (ASK Kuresoi Baringo B 148 Showground and Afraha Stadium), whilst the Kuresoi Kio Farm 320 majority of returnees from these camps are Total 26 23,103 farmers. The remaining populations in these Source: Molo District Interagency Assessment, 10-11 June camps are comprised of farmers (who may not own land to return to, are under the impression that they may receive compensation at the camps, or are otherwise unwilling or unable to return to their farms), squatters and small-scale business owners; however, concerns remain that non-farmer IDPs are intimidating remaining farmers not to return to their homes, fearing that the camps will close after they depart. There are also widespread misconceptions about the resources Government will provide to returnees and some IDPs are requesting compensation before they depart the IDP camps. Some IDPs in the camps are also claiming that areas of return are insecure and that peace and reconciliation efforts are needed before they will return to those areas. DC’s from areas of return are scheduled to meet with IDPs in Nakuru on 24 June to help assure them of their safety in areas of return.

6 Nyanza/ The population in IDP camps did not change IDP Camps IDP Camp Population significantly over the week, however, two transit 16 8,229 camps were identified in the province with a total Source, Kenya Red Cross, 18 June transit camp population of 1,024 IDPs, who came from IDP camps in Kisii, Nakuru and Naivasha districts. District Transit Camp Name Population IDPs coming from Nyando Sondu Police Station 56 Ekerenyo IDP Camp in Kisii district Kipkelion Kunyak 968 Nakuru and Naivasha district IDP Camps TOTAL 1024

III. Humanitarian Response

Early Recovery

The livelihoods technical group is tackling issues related to livelihoods, focusing on the on-going resettlement process under four broad areas: the need for better information; guidance; coordination and resource mobilization. The group has started looking into how to translate “do no harm” principles to the Kenyan livelihoods context, cash based projects and how to address non- farmer IDPs.

Some of the advantages in starting up livelihoods projects in Kenya are that many approaches have already been piloted and the market has not been affected, only the flow disrupted. However, interventions tend to target farmers and to assume that people are poor. Innovation is needed to address all IDPs, particularly non-farmers, taking into account their various needs and capabilities. A focus on urban areas is also important as it is likely that many displaced persons will end up in informal settlements in urban areas.

Skills development is an important component of livelihoods projects, particularly for the youth. It has been suggested that skill development institutions, such as village polytechnics, which had been affected by the PEV, could be revived and used as training centres.

Some of the livelihoods technical group members’ current initiatives include: development of home gardens by women in Kibera; IMC and Jamii Bora are reconstructing Toi Market in Kibera; women in Mathare have grouped together to start businesses such as producing coal and cosmetics; UNICEF is carrying out research into the coping mechanisms of IDPs who migrated to urban areas and ways in which they can be supported; and UNIFEM has commissioned studies on livelihoods recovery for women.

Education

Uncertainties over access to education in areas of return, coupled with IDP families’ anxieties over insecurity, continue to lead to separation of children from their parents. In , children are being left behind in schools by parents who feel their children’s education will suffer if they move on. There are concerns for the safety of these children. Similarly, parents in Nakuru Showground are reluctant to move because they do not want their children to leave the schools they are currently attending. These concerns have been shared with the protection cluster. Lack of teachers is a challenge in all return areas.

Programmed work that has focused on ensuring children’s access to education and school attendance, is being undermined by the lack of provision of food in schools. There is a low attendance rate in the afternoons especially amongst the IDP children. While KRC has provided some maize, most schools do not receive systematic support for feeding their students. WFP reported that it is unable to expand its school feeding programme to these areas as it already has to scale back its existing programme from 1.2 million to 700,000 children for financial reasons.

Save the Children has given training on integrating displaced and violence-affected children into school, to 50 head teachers in Nakuru. Further training will be given in Nakuru before the course is

7 rolled out in Eldoret and Nairobi. Save the Children and the Ministry of Education are planning a training course for Early Childhood Development teachers in IDP camps and schools that have taken on IDP children. UNICEF has also trained 200 teachers in peace education in Eldoret and 250 in Kisumu.

Who Where What Save the Chepkongony, Kipkelion district and Mirera and One recreational kit each Children (SC) Mireroni primary schools in Naivasha district SC Lenana, Moi and Milimani schools in Nakuru 2,220 ‘school on your back’ kits district and the prison. UNICEF Turbo IDP School in Eldoret Textbooks, 8 blackboards, 4 education kits, 1 recreation kit UNICEF Turbo Early Childhood Development (ECD) 142 school bags and 15 mats centre, Uasin Gishu District UNICEF 4 primary schools in 25 textbooks/subject/class/school, 1 recreational kit/ school, 8 blackboards, 15 tarpaulins UNICEF 4 ECD centres in Koibatek District 488 school bags, 15 mats, 15 tarpaulins UNICEF Nakuru District 1 small tent UNICEF Nakuru District 8 big tents UNICEF Primary School 2 classroom tents SC 11 schools in Nakuru Municipality, Molo and 11 classroom tents Nakuru North districts SC 15 schools in Nakuru Municipality, Molo and 670 desks Nakuru North districts SC Lenana, Prisons and Milimani primary schools in Building a classroom in each school Nakuru Municipality SC Lenana Primary in Nakuru Municipality Building a kitchen

Food Aid

WFP, KRC and partners continue to provide food to some 180,000 IDPs in camps and areas of return in parts of the country affected by the PEV. Food is being distributed simultaneously to camps and areas of return. Due to the dispersed nature of the transit sites, IDPs are facing long delays in the delivery of food rations. Returnees from host communities who do not feature on WFP/ KRC beneficiary lists are registered on the spot if they are deemed to be in need. Central distribution points covering clusters of villages are being identified. In Naivasha, rations have also been given to 1,000 registered IDPs in the host community due to be repatriated to Molo and Uasin Gishu Districts.

The Emergency Operation (EMOP) to provide food for people affected by the post-election violence and those facing shortages in the ASALs has received USD40.2 million in funding so far. A shipment of 15,000 MTs of maize from South Africa is due to arrive in Kenya in mid-August. To prevent a pipeline break for cereals in July, WFP is exploring the possibility of the Government making another in-kind donation to bridge the gap.

WFP staff will no longer be working from Kisumu district as most IDP camps in the area have closed. The region will be covered from Eldoret district. Monitoring has been beefed up in Trans Nzoia district following reports of food diversions and distribution delays. World Concern, which has been managing distributions to IDPs in Narok district together with KRC, wound up its relief operations in the area earlier this month because of funding shortages. Other NGO partners may also stop work because of insufficient funding. This is a worry given increasing beneficiary needs.

Nutrition

On 17 June, WFP announced a new target for general food distribution (GFD) in Turkana District of 60% of the population in the most affected divisions. Turkana has the highest levels of acute malnutrition in Kenya; WFP will also cover the ‘at risk’ groups in the supplementary feeding programme (SFP) for the district.

Action Against Hunger, Islamic Relief, WorldVision and Merlin-Wajir received additional funding to scale up lifesaving activities in Mandera, Wajir and Turkana districts. But some partners, such as

8 Samaritan’s Purse, Merlin-Turkana and Save the Children, have not yet secured funding beyond June or funding for lifesaving activities. UNICEF is also seeking funding and hopes to address these gaps.

The review of the Ministry of Health, WFP and UNICEF’s SFP, which began in July 2007 in ASAL areas, was positive. Most health facilities are now diagnosing and managing malnutrition. Improvement of implementation and programme performance remains a great challenge. More consistent technical and logistical support and resources will be needed to enable this. A full report will be available next week.

The situation in Baringo and West Pokot is alarming according to the District Nutritionist and MSF France with malnutrition cases increasing at health facilities. UNICEF is looking into funding WorldVision to conduct a nutritional survey.

Screenings in camps in Nakuru and Molo show increased numbers of malnourished children with an additional 900 receiving supplementary feeding, 96 being treated as outpatients and eight in stabilization centres in the last week. UNICEF is visiting the camps on 18 June to investigate the reasons behind this rapid increase in malnutrition. There are a total of 4,079 children receiving supplementary feeding, 334 outpatients and 25 in stabilization centres in Nakuru and Molo districts. Samaritan’s Purse carried out screening in Trans Nzoia District and found 100 cases with moderate malnutrition. While children’s health status does not seem to be improving, actors are phasing out and those remaining are having problems implementing targeted feeding activities. As a result, the coverage of management programmes is going down. Nutrition partners are discussing whether to recommend blanket supplementary feeding through GFD during the transition period. Actors would focus on severe malnutrition until the situation stabilizes. Systems and resources are in place. Targeted feeding in camps will continue.

Health

Cholera has broken out again in Kisumu Municipality, with 14 patients admitted to hospital on 6 June. Most of the cases admitted were residents of the city’s slums. The Ministry of Health, supported by UNICEF, responded by dosing 58 people who had been in contact with the patients, spraying eight houses with disinfectant, chlorinating three wells and three ponds, disinfecting one latrine, distributing 440 Aquatabs and 23 sachets of oral rehydration salts and giving health education to 108 people. UNICEF also delivered disinfectant, soap, buckets, chlorine and Aquatabs to 17 health facilities in the affected area. Samples have been taken from two suspected cases in Nakuru’s Kaney Estate.

Shelter and Non Food Items

UNHCR and GOAL started distributing Transitional Shelter Kits in Mutaragon village, Kipkelion district on 19 June. The pilot project targeted 300 families, providing materials (posts, timber, iron sheets), tools and assistance with construction to the most vulnerable. By 14 June, 12 homes had been built. A team of builders is supervising the work to make sure it is up to standard and beneficiaries are aware that the structure can be upgraded. All materials are due to be distributed by 30 June.

Shelter material for newcomers to transit sites continues to be a serious gap, particularly for IDPs coming from host communities or from outside the region. The DC of Koibatek reported that shelter materials were distributed to IDPs at Ngrimori transit site in the Kunyak area of Kipkelion district on 11 and 12 June. The District Officer requested additional shelter materials for 968 returnees, as well as food. WFP agreed to distribute food to 316 returnees from Nakuru who had not received rations during departure.

Protection

Population numbers at Kisumu’s Central Police Station and Kondele camps are increasing, with approximately 100 IDPs in each. There are more than 2,000 IDPs in the host community in the

9 city. This is believed to be due to expectations of receiving compensation and the desire to access food distributions.

KRC has reunited 43 unaccompanied minors with their families, despite resistance from some who see the orphans as a source of income.

Who Place and date Activity/ Report UNHCR Ekerenyo Camp, To monitor remaining 280 IDPs, mainly tea pickers from . IDPs uncertain District; about securing their former jobs and fear insecurity. DC reported that tea farm 10 June managers were giving them up to 30 June to report for duty. UNHCR, KRC and Provincial Commissioner are supporting those willing to return home. UNHCR Keroka Camp, Assess reports IDPs being coerced to leave. Keroka Farmers Society owns the Masaba District; site. They have started tilling the land, despite 70 IDPs still in situ. On 13 June, 10 June IDPs were moved to a new site but had to return to Keroka as the owners of the new site had changed their minds. UNHCR, KRC and Provincial Commissioner are supporting those willing to return home. UNHCR Sondu Police Station Follow up mission. IDPs who had moved to the station from Ekerenyo Camp have transit camp, Nyando been resettled on a nearby farm that belongs to one of the IDPs. UNHCR received District; a list of vulnerable IDPs (single-parent families, elderly) to provide tents to those week of 9 June willing to return home. UNHCR Ogilgei Camp, Ngata The camp has a population of 417 IDPs from a variety of ethnic groups. Most come Division, Nakuru from the South Rift but do not want to return due to insecurity and have registered District; 9 June to move to their ethnic-majority ‘ancestral lands’. They are concerned they do not have documents to prove they are IDPs to access services after leaving the camp. Residents of Morunyu village in Nakuru North District expressed a willingness to return home if the security situation improves. UNHCR Rongai, Kahuho, Assessed needs in four return areas. There are 4,793 returnees, 636 of whom are Gachau and Gatina from host communities. Security is good as each area is covered by Administrative return areas and Police Officers, except for Gachau which is 3km from the Rongai police post. transit sites in Peace and reconciliation activities have not begun. Returnees received food Matharu area, Uasin except for those from host communities who will be included next time. Shelter, Gishu District; water, sanitation and education needed were also highlighted. 10 June UNHCR Bondeni, Shauri Returnee population of 589. Security in Kibias is not good as local community is Yako, Kapdening, hostile and police are 8km away. IDPs are renting houses in Eldama Ravine town. Kibias and Kabimoi Food, shelter, education, water and sanitation are issues. return areas in Eldama Ravine; 13 June

Water Sanitation Hygiene

Water sample and analysis results from wells being tested have shown that the water is not poisoned but contaminated with faecal coliforms. It is recommended that IDPs use the water for washing and boil or chlorinate it for drinking. KRC will distribute Aquatabs to disinfect the water. Training of 35 technicians from the Ministry of Water and the Ministry of Health on water testing kit will commence on 24 June so that all transit camps can be tested. The International Rescue Committee is installing mobilets, bins and hand washing facilities in transitional camps in Kwanza and Trans Nzoia West districts. WorldVision is providing plastic water tanks, bins and hand washing facilities in transitional camps in the same area. District Public Health Offices are providing technical support on sanitation and hygiene promotion in all major and transit camps. WASH partners have recommended short, medium and long-term interventions for provision of safe drinking water, construction of pit latrines and hygiene promotion in transit camps. Within one month, they plan to install storage tanks, to be filled with trucked water. Over a six month period, contaminated shallow wells will be emptied and cleaned until safe drinking water is obtained. Hand pumps will then be installed. New wells will be sunk in areas where existing wells have been vandalized or contaminated beyond rehabilitation. Within a year, all vandalized existing water supplies will be rehabilitated and springs will be protected and developed to serve as sources of safe drinking water. District Water Offices are preparing estimated costs for the short and medium term interventions. One of the challenges with water trucking is that some roads have become impassable due to the rains, for example in Molo District.

10 Communities around the Nakuru hub have identified water as a common cause of conflict. Peace building initiatives in the area will include water projects designed to serve both communities and under common management. It is hoped that this will prevent water facilities being vandalized in future conflicts. After resettlement in , water available per person per day has generally improved since there are fewer people in the IDP camps. All materials and equipment to rehabilitate Koru Mission water supply to Koru Police Camp have been procured and delivered to site. There are two transit sites in the province, Sundu and Gilmore, with water being procured from the town and existing springs respectively.

For more information, please contact: Jeanine Cooper, Head of Office, OCHA-Kenya, +254 (20)7625155, [email protected].

Rania Dagash, Desk Officer, Africa I Section, OCHA-New York, +1 917 367 3668, [email protected].

Stephanie Bunker, Spokesperson and Public Information Officer, OCHA-New York, +1 917 367 5126, +1 917 892 1679 (mobile), [email protected].

Elisabeth Byrs, Public Information Officer, OCHA-Geneva, +41 22 917 2653, [email protected].

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