Most parts of Kenya were engulfed in an unexpected heavy rainfall in mid-April which continued to the end of May and in some parts of the country is still continuing. The long rains which normally start in March and end in June, were almost two months late, but fell heavily causing severe flooding in many parts of the country. Seventeen districts were affected to varying degrees by the floods and the Government of Kenya reports indicate a death toll of 77 and displacement of over 60,000. According to official reports confirmed by ACT Nairobi Forum Members, the Lake Victoria basin was the most affected with over 50,000 displaced in Nyando, Migori, Kisumu, and Busia, districts, while the Tana River Plains accounted for 10,000 displaced. Despite the fact the flooding was not declared a national disaster by the president, an encouraging response to the humanitarian needs has been recorded from the government, UN, NGOs, multilateral donors and the local churches on the ground. However, there are still gaps that urgently need to be filled.

ACT Nairobi Forum members met on 22 May 2003 to strategize a response through an ACT appeal. It was agreed that Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)Nairobi Office would co-ordinate the appeal preparation and response for the Tana River floods in the eastern region of Kenya, while Church World Service/Kenya Office would co-ordinate preparation of the appeal for the western region. It should however, be mentioned that by the time this decision was made the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) had already submitted their appeal proposal to the ACT CO. Therefore, the ACK proposal is a stand-alone proposal in this appeal but with clear and distinct target beneficiaries in the western region without overlapping the target beneficiaries of NCCK and ELCK under the CWS proposal. ACT members in the appeal are proposing to assist people who have not been assisted yet and are suffering the effects of the floods through;

• Relief food
• Non Food Items ( blankets, cooking utensils, mosquito nets ect)
• Shelter materials
• Water and Sanitation facilities
• Seeds
• Health facilities
• Counselling services for the traumatised

Project Completion Date:

CWS - 31 December 2003

NCA - 31 December 2003

ACK - 31 December 2003

Signed by:

John Nduna, ACT Acting Director

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Kenya - Assistance to the victims of Floods in Kenya - AFKE33 (file size: 108 Kb)

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