HIGHLIGHTS
- STRONG HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE ACROSS ALL CLUSTERS CONTINUES
- SCARCITY OF COOKING FUEL RESULTS IN IDPS BURNING CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL FOR COOKING
- DISPLACEMENT OF CHILDREN AFFECTING SCHOOL ENROLMENT
- KOFI ANNAN TEAM MEET WITH MWAI KIBAKI TODAY
The information contained in this report has been gathered by the cluster leads from cluster members and UNDSS and consolidated by OCHA.
Situation Overview
1. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki today to try to end a crisis over the nation's disputed election, after having persuaded the opposition yesterday to call off street protests.
2. ODM yesterday held a prayer meeting at League Ndogo Grounds along Ngong Road, Nairobi for those killed in the violence that has been taking place across the country after the controversial elections in December 2007. The government put the figure of those killed in the violence at 685 and those displaced at 222,177 down from 258,836.
3. The Port of Mombasa continues to improve and operations are returning to pre-election levels. There are a total of 13,883 containers awaiting clearance from the container terminal and there are a further 1,289 containers on ships waiting to berth. The daily rate of container clearance is almost normal at about 700 per day. At the Port of Dar-es-Salaam there are currently six vessels waiting to berth and there are 7,000 containers in port which is a positive improvement on the situation from last week.
4. The volume of fuel exports to the neighbouring countries has improved from the disruption that occurred last week due to heightened level of insecurity. Exports from Kisumu and Eldoret are functioning well and the number of despatched trucks is back to pre election levels. Exports from Nakuru however are still struggling, initially this was due to insecurity on the Nakuru to Eldoret road but by mid-week the lack of exports is due to a shortage of trucks and this is expected to continue until more trucks become available.
5. The WFP VAM office continues to produce and distribute high quality and detailed maps of the area of emergency operations which are available for the humanitarian community. Kenya Red Cross, WFP and Office of the President / Special Programme are coordinating the food pipeline and food assistance activities in Kenya.
6. The nutrition situation in the camps
continues to be serious. A total of 7,262 children have so far been screened
in 23 camps (10% of the camps), of these 510 are moderately malnourished
while 98 are severely malnourished. The cluster members have prioritized
nutrition screening in the coming week so as to identify and reach all
the malnourished children in all the remaining camps. As the screening
is going on, nutrition activities are being scaled up to reach the malnourished
individuals.
7. The health cluster response is led and coordinated by the Ministry of Health with support from partners. The response is focused on three groups identified as at risk of reduced access for health care or requiring additional health services: People who have moved from their homes to 'camps', people living in neighbourhoods where there was violence and so security could not be assured and, people living in areas where IDP camps are located. The response is led by a steering committee, which works with four sub-committees (Systems - Human resource and logistics; IDPs - Public Health and Nutrition; Curative services; Communication and Information - M&E) to support and coordinate the efforts of the Provincial and District Health Management Teams in the affected areas.
8. The educational situation in Kenya remains unsettled with large numbers of children remaining out of school due to displacement and fear. The extent of the nation wide crisis is difficult to gauge. Preliminary Ministry of Education data indicates that 72,570, including 8,293 are secondary school students, are displaced and 667 teachers are displaced. 19 education institutions were burnt while 12 have been vandalized or looted. The Uasin Gishu, Kipkelion, and Molo are the hardest hit districts. This is preliminary data and will be revised over the coming week.
9. The Kenyan Red Cross Society reports that NFI requirements are largely met. However, in consultation with government officials and the KRCS, Shelter Cluster members will continue to carry out assessments to determine where additional NFI distributions are required, particularly where new IDP sites are or will be established, and respond accordingly with family kits, sanitary pads, and other items.
10 Protection Cluster members have been carrying out a number of activities to identify and protect people with special needs, especially women, children, the elderly, people living with disabilities, and people living with HIV/AIDS. Members are also addressing concerns related to security and freedom of movement. A number of activities are also taking place to ensure children have access to safe spaces, education, and are reunited with their families.
Regular Inter-Cluster Progress Reports will continue to be issued on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Inputs should be sent to cluster leads.
For more information, please contact:
Jeanine Cooper: +254 (0)722720944, jeanine.cooper@undp.org;
Dijana Duric: +254 (0)728601291, dijana.duric@undp.org;
Stephanie Bunker, Public Information Officer, OCHA-New York: +1 917 367 5126, +1 917 892 1679 (mobile), bunker@un.org;
Elisabeth Byrs, Public Information Officer, OCHA-Geneva: +41 22 917 2653, byrs@un.org