The Nomadic Health Project

Caption: The third and fourth weeks of October marked the beginning of the rainy season (October – December) characterized by heavy storms that caused flooding, particularly along the Coastal strip, in some areas of the Central Highlands, Southeast lowlands and several areas of Northwest and Northeastern Kenya. Heavy rains, flash floods, and increasing river levels have caused fatalities, displacement of thousands of people as well as infrastructure damage, livestock and property losses, and restricted access to roads in various regions in Kenya. Areas of particular concern include Mandera, Garissa, Wajir, and Tana River and parts of the upper eastern areas of Kenya.Most urgent humanitarian needs include shelter and non-food items, food, water, sanitation and hygiene services, and facilities to relocate to and rescue to those marooned by flooding. The enhanced rains are a result of El Niño conditions and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) which are currently present in the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean respectively, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department. Kenya Country Office is operational in the affected counties of Mandera, Garissa, Wajir and Turkana counties. Save the children is distributing Hhousehold Kits and Kitchen sets to displaced households in Mandera, Wajir and Garissa and will provide approximately KES 10,000 per household to 200 affected households in Mandera East as part of the initial response as the extent of needs for the affected population is determined.Save the Children plans to reach 57,000 people (including 14,250 children) beneficiaries in the counties of Garissa, Mandera, Samburu, Turkana, Wajir, and Nairobi with a budget of USD 2,500,000 through direct interventions. The planned interventions are scheduled to be implemented up to the period January 2024, when the weather experts have indicated the rains would cease and flooding will recede. Save the Children will consider scaling up its response, based on needs and