AUGUST 2024 1. Drought Situation Overview Twenty-one (21) ASAL counties were categorized under the Normal phase based on the range of environmental, production, access and utilization indicators monitored that fell within their usual ranges as result of good performance of MAM 2024 rainfall season and just ended JJAS light seasonal rains in Pastoral North West counties. Normal drought phase is expected to continue. Moreover, the situation is projected to improve in coming months as we near onset of short rains, OND season. Monitoring of the population flagged out in February food security assessment, Short Rains Assessment (SRA) 2023, number of people in need of Figure 1. August 2024 Drought Phase assistance stands at 1.0. million. Acute malnutrition has also improved been noted across the counties with the number of children 6 to 59 months requiring treatment for acute malnutrition having reduced from 847,932 (February 2024) to 760,488 reported in July 2024. In addition, the number of pregnant and breastfeeding women requiring treatment for acute malnutrition has reduced from 123,567 (February 2024) to 112,401 reported in July 2024.Figure 1.0 shows drought phase classification for the month of August 2024. 1.1 Observed drought indicators 1.1.1 August 2024 Rainfall Performance August 2024 monthly rainfall analysis indicates that several parts of ASAL counties received low rainfall amounts. Pastoral North East counties including; Mandera, Wajir, Isiolo, Tana River, Garissa received between 2 50 mm of rainfall. Pastoral North West counties including; Turkana, Marsabit and Samburu continued to receive good amounts of rainfall ranging between 51mm 200mm. This is attributed to the JJA rainfall season. The South East Marginal Agriculture counties including; Tharaka Nithi, Embu, Kajiado, Meru, Makueni, Kitui counties received trace amounts of rainfall ranging between 2mm 20mm. Agro Pastoral Figure 2. August 2024 Rainfall Performance cluster including; Kajiado, Laikipia, Narok, Baringo, Nyeri and West Pokot received considerable good rainfall amounts ranging between 11mm 50mm. The Coast Marginal Agriculture counties including; Kwale, Kilifi, Taita Taveta and Lamu received trace rainfall ranging between 11- 50mm as shown figure 2.0. 1.1.2 September 2024 rainfall outlook Rainfall outlook for the month of September 2024 is illustrated in figure 3. Generally, Pastoral North East livelihood zone region (Isiolo, Mandera, Wajir, Tana River and Garissa; South East Marginal Agriculture including; Kitui, Makueni, Embu and Tharaka Nithi. Agro Pastoral livelihood zones including; Kajiado, Narok, Nyeri, Laikipia; The coastal marginal agriculture counties include; Taita Taveta, Kilifi, Lamu and Kwale counties; are forecasted to remain mainly sunny and dry conditions. Pastoral North West especially; Parts of Turkana and West Pokot counties are forecasted to receive near to above rainfall Figure 3. August 2024 Rainfall forecast amounts. 1.2 Vegetation Condition Figure 3 compares the vegetation condition index (VCI) in August 2024 with that of the previous month of July 2024. Generally, the vegetation condition in the month of August remained the same when compared to that of the month of July. However, few spots; Kilifi and Kwale counties were stable at normal vegetation greenness index. July 2024 August 2024 Figure 3: Maps comparing Vegetation Conditions (VCIs) of July and August 2024 The month of August 2024 indicated stability in vegetation condition across the Arid and Semi- Arid Counties (ASAL) when compared to the previous July 2024. Stability in vegetation is due to the cumulative impacts of good MAM 2024 long rains season and moderate JJA rainfall season in Pastoral North West counties including Baringo, Samburu, West Pokot and Turkana. None of the counties recorded either extreme, severe or moderate vegetation deficit. Twenty-one (21) ASAL counties including; Samburu, Laikipia, Kajiado, Kitui, Turkana, Tana River, Garissa, Baringo, Narok, Nyeri, Makueni, Embu, Tharaka Nithi, Meru, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Taita Taveta, West Pokot, Baringo and Lamu recorded Above normal vegetation greenness. Two counties (3); Kilifi and Kwale recorded normal vegetation greenness. The current vegetation condition in August 2024 indicates a stability when compared to previous month, July 2024 as shown in (Figure 3). A summary of the vegetation condition across ASAL counties as at end of August 2024 is provided in Figure 3. The situation for each county disaggregated by sub-county is provided in Table1. Table 1: Vegetation Condition Index (VCI), August2024 Category County Sub Counties (No) Extreme (0) (0) Severe (0) (0) Moderate (0) (1)Kilifi (Ganze) Normal (2) (8) vegetation Kilifi, Kwale Kilifi (Kaloleni, North, South, Malindi, Rabai Magarini), greenness Kwale (Kinango, Lunga Lunga) Above (21) (104) normal Embu, Garissa, Embu (Manyatta, Mbeere North, Mbeere South, Vegetation Isiolo, Kajiado, Kitui, Runyenjes), Kajiado (Central, East, North, South, West), greenness Laikipia, Lamu, Kitui (Central, East, Rural, South, West, Mwingi Central, Makueni, Mandera, Mwingi North, Mwingi West), Kwale (Lunga, Matuga, Marsabit, Meru, Msambweni), Laikipia (East, North), Lamu (East, West), Nyeri, Samburu, Makueni, (Kaiti, Kibwezi East, Kibwezi West, Kilome, Taita Taveta, Tana Makueni, Mbooni), Meru (Buuri, Central Imenti, Igembe River, Tharaka Nithi, Central, Igembe North, Igembe South, North Imenti, Wajir, Narok, South Imenti, Tigania East, Tigania West), Nyeri (Kieni, Turkana and West Mathira, Mukurweini, Nyeri Town, Othaya, Tetu), Taita Pokot, Taveta (Mwatate, Taveta, Voi, Wundanyi),Tharaka Natha Baringo (ChukaIgamba ngombe, Maara, Tharaka), West Pokot(Pokot South, Sigor, Kapenguria), Narok (Emurua Dikirr, Kilgoris, East, North, South, West), Mandera (Lafey, North, Banissa, West, South, East), Marsabit (Laisamis, Moyale, North Horr, Saku), Samburu:( East, North, West),Tana River (Bura, Galole, Garsen), Turkana:( South, Central, North, Loima, West), Wajir (Tarbaj, North, South, West, Eldas, East), Baringo (Central, North, Ravine), Isiolo (North, South), Garissa (Balambala, Fafi, Lagdera, Ijara, Daadab, Township), Baringo (South, Mogotio, Tiaty), Laikipia (West), Turkana (East) West Pokot (Kacheliba) 1.3 Livestock production 1.3.1 Pasture and browse condition The condition of forage was generally fair to good across the counties during the period under review. About 48 and 52 percent of the ASAL counties reported the condition of pasture and browse accordingly as being good (Table 2). Receipt of off-season rainfall in some counties coupled with the effect of the March to May rainfall sustained availability of forage throughout the month under review. However, moderate land surface temperatures prevailing in some areas contributed towards the slight deterioration witnessed in some pocket zones. Notably, the condition is projected to deteriorate albeit marginally but last into the Short Rains season. Table 2.0: Pasture and Browse Condition, August 2024 Pasture Browse Embu, Kajiado Laikipia, Lamu Embu, Kajiado Laikipia, Lamu Kitui, Makueni Narok, Nyeri, Meru Kilifi, Kitui Narok, Nyeri Taita Taveta Wajir, Baringo Makueni Wajir, West Pokot Turkana West Pokot, Isiolo Taita Taveta Baringo, Isiolo Garissa, Kwale Marsabit, Samburu Turkana Kwale, Marsabit Mandera Garissa, Mandera Meru, Samburu Tana River Tana River Tharaka Nithi Tharaka Nithi 1.3.2 Livestock body condition Majority of the areas reported the body condition for both cattle and goats as being good to fair. Consequently, roughly 57 and 65 percent of the counties reported the body condition of cattle and goats respectively to be good to very good (Table 3). Among the drivers of the observed body condition included: availability of quality palatable forage in desirable quantities along the normal grazing zones within household vicinity coupled with relatively shorter trekking distances to water sources as a consequence of the good recharge of the open water structures over the previous season. Comparatively, the observed livestock body throughout the month of August was normal to above normal to the one normally witnessed during the period. Table 3.0: Livestock Body Condition, August 2024 Cattle GoatsSheep Embu, Kajiado Kitui, Laikipia Embu, Kajiado Kilifi, Taita Taveta Kilifi, Lamu Makueni, Narok Lamu, Nyeri Kitui, Laikipia Nyeri, Garissa Taita Taveta Garissa, Mandera Makueni, Narok Kwale, Mandera Turkana, Wajir Tana River Turkana, Wajir Tana River West Pokot Tharaka Nithi West Pokot Tharaka Nithi Baringo, Isiolo Baringo, Isiolo Marsabit, Meru Kwale, Marsabit Samburu Meru, Samburu 1.3.3 Milk production Stabilization in milk production attributable to improved yields from all species more so the small stock due to high birth rates was recorded in 61 percent of the counties (Table 4). Among other factors influencing the observed stable to improving trend included; minimal disease incidents, good body condition advanced by forage availability, limited migration and fairly better tropical livestock units. The production level over the reporting month was above the usual seasonal range. Table 4.0: Milk production, August 2024 Above LTA At LTA Below Improving Stable Worsening Baringo, Kitui, Kwale Baringo Garissa, Isiolo Samburu Garissa Makueni, Turkana, Mandera, Lamu Wajir, Embu Isiolo, Mandera Meru Kwale Marsabit, Nyeri Kajiado Marsabit, Narok, Taita- West Pokot Tana River Kilifi, Meru Turkana, Wajir Taveta Kitui, Laikipia Makueni Embu, Kajiado Tharaka Nithi Taita Taveta Narok Laikipia, Nyeri West Pokot Tharaka- Samburu Nithi Tana River 1.3.4. Livestock diseases Cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) were reported across Kitui and Kajiado counties with Trypanosomiasis being recorded in Mutha and Kaziku wards in Kitui South Sub county. Increased incidences of endo and ecto parasites were reported in congested water points in Garissa while suspected cases of sudden death syndrome (SDS) in camels and Peste des Petits ruminants (PPR) in goats was reported in Fafi and Dadaab sub counties. In Marsabit, an estimated 2,865 goats presented PPR symptoms while 572 deaths have been reported with a 20 percent case fatality rate (CFR). In addition, about 1,021 sheep had clinical symptoms while 184 died with 18 percent case fatality rate. Increasing incidences of respiratory and septicemic diseases in camels have also been reported affecting about 1,618 out of which 185 have died. Samburu county reported increased cases of abortions in small stock. 1.3.5 Cattle prices Stability in the market price of cattle was noted over most areas during the reporting period (Table 5). Cattle body condition remained fair to good due to availability of pasture and water within shorter trekking distances hence the observed trend in market price. Counties reporting a negative trend in market price cited reduced demand as a result of the high and unattractive price for the usual buyers, market disruptions occasioned by disease and conflicts, and market surplus some driven by distress sales due to poor harvests as the drivers of the observed situation. Overall, the sustained good body condition during the month under review had resulted to prevailing price being comparably better to the one reported for a similar period over the past three years. Table 5.0: Cattle prices, August 2024 Baringo, Garissa, Isiolo Baringo, Mandera Garissa Isiolo Mandera, Marsabit Marsabit, Samburu Kilifi Turkana Samburu, Tana River Tana River, Wajir Lamu Kajiado Turkana, Wajir, Embu Embu, Kitui, Meru Tharaka Kwale Kajiado, Kilifi, Kitui Nyeri, Narok, Nithi Laikipia Kwale, Laikipia, Lamu Taita Taveta Makueni Makueni, Meru, Narok West Pokot Nyeri, Taita Taveta Tharaka Nithi, West Pokot 1.3.6 Goat Prices Throughout the month under review, a stable trend in the price of goat at the market was recorded in all areas except in Kilifi and Wajir (Table 6). The noted positive trend could be attributed to a good goat body condition occasioned by availability of quality palatable browse in most areas while the negative trend in the aforementioned counties was due to low demand coupled with high supply in the market and increasing trekking distance to water sources in some areas that had impacted on the health of the species. Notably, the reported price was higher than the corresponding three-year average in all the counties and that was down to the sustained good body condition over the period driven by above average rangeland conditions across most areas following the above normal consecutive rainfall seasons. Table 6.0: Goat prices, August 2024 Baringo, Garissa, Isiolo Embu Baringo, Garissa Wajir Mandera, Marsabit, Embu Meru Isiolo, Mandera Kilifi Samburu, Tana River, Lamu Tharaka- Marsabit, Samburu Turkana, Wajir, Kajiado Nithi Tana River, Kitui Kilifi, Kitui, Kwale, Meru Turkana, Kajiado Laikipia, Makueni, Narok Kwale, Laikipia Nyeri, Taita Taveta Lamu, Makueni Tharaka Nithi, West Pokot Narok, Taita Taveta Nyeri, West Pokot 1.4 Crop production Agricultural activities entailing food and horticultural crops production usually take place in the Agro-pastoral, Coastal Marginal Agriculture (CMA), South East Marginal Agriculture (SEMA) clusters. However, within the other clusters, a notable proportion of households practice crop production along the riverine areas and reclaimed productive lands. The summary table below illustrates the situation across the ASAL counties during the month of August. Table 7.0: Current status of crop production Cluster Counties Current state of crop production SEMA Makueni Harvesting was still on-going in parts of the county with the yield expected to be roughly 60 percent of the long-term average. Meru Cereals production is expected to be below average due to the early cessation of the March to May rainfall at the critical stage of pod and grain filling. In addition, crops were destroyed through leaching that resulted to stunted growth of maize and yellowing of beans. Agro- Kajiado Farmers were harvesting pigeon peas with the yields being above pastoral normal due to the good performance of the rainfall season. Narok Majority of crops in the Mixed Farming Livelihood Zone were at harvesting stage and in fairly good condition. Laikipia Maize harvesting was ongoing across most areas and households were already consuming the green maize. There was invasion of migratory Quelea quelea birds in Laikipia West Sub-County that destroyed wheat and maize at the milking stage. Approximately 500 acres of wheat and 150 acres of maize had been affected. Meanwhile, the department of agriculture was managing the situation through ground spraying by use of motorist sprayers. 1.4.1 Maize prices Maize prices remained stable in all the areas over the period under analysis (Table 8). Price stabilization could be ascribed to availability of the commodity in the market from internal sources (own farm production) plus supplementation by external supplies (with large stocks being held by traders and millers) from high agricultural potential areas whose market prices were not experiencing any volatility. Equally, the prevailing price was above the respective long-term average in about 78 percent of the counties attributable to above average production over the past two seasons, increased cross-border imports acquired at fairly low prices coupled with availability of other cereals like sorghum and rice that households supplemented their diets with hence low demand on maize. However, elevated prices above the historical three-year averages and basically deviating from typical price patterns was noted in about 22 percent of the ASAL areas with high transportation cost, local demand dynamics and potentially constrained local supply being the major drivers of the witnessed scenario. Table 8.0: Maize prices, August 2024 Above Atclose Below LTA Impro- Stable Worse- LTA to LTA ving ning Garissa Baringo, Isiolo, Baringo, Wajir, Lamu Mandera Embu Garissa, Isiolo, Meru Marsabit Samburu, Tana Mandera, Kitui, Embu Wajir River Samburu, Kwale Lamu Turkana, Kajiado Tana River, Kilifi Kilifi, Kitui, Kwale Turkana, Kajiado Laikipia, Makueni Laikipia, Makueni, Meru, Taita Taveta Taita Taveta, Marsabit Narok, West Pokot Tharaka Nithi, Narok Nyeri, Tharaka West Pokot, Nyeri Nithi 1.5 WATER ACCESS 1.5.1 Access to water for households During the period under review, majority of the counties constituting about 78 percent reported unchanged trekking distances to water sources in relation to the previous period with Samburu recording a significant decline (Table 9). Increase in trekking distance noted in about four counties could be attributed to continued depletion of surface water sources as a result of the high land surface temperatures. The longest distance of approximately nine(9) and 6.9 kilometres was recorded in Mandera and Kitui among the Arid and Semi-Arid counties respectively. Recorded distance in a significant proportion of the ASAL counties was below the respective five-year averages and that was as a consequence of the enhanced rainfall over the previous long and short rain seasons that promoted remarkable recharge. Table 9.0: Distance from Households to Main Water Sources, August 2024 Garissa Turkana Baringo, Isiolo Samburu Baringo, Garissa Tana River Tana River Wajir Mandera, Embu Isiolo, Mandera Embu Kwale Kitui Marsabit, Kajiado Marsabit, Turkana Kajiado Lamu Makueni Samburu, Kilifi Wajir, Kilifi, Nyeri Lamu Taita Taveta Nyeri Laikipia, Meru Kitui, Kwale, Narok West- Narok, Laikipia, Makueni Pokot Tharaka Nithi Taita Taveta, Meru Tharaka Nithi West Pokot 1.5.2 Access to water for livestock Stabilization in trekking distance from grazing zones to water points was noted in about 60 percent of the counties while the remaining recorded an increase (Table 10). The worsening trend observed in the later counties could be attributed to reduced number of surface water sources due to drying up, insufficient water infrastructure in some sites hence inadequate water was impounded and decrease in alternative water sources. Notably the longest distance of 15.9 and 8.1 kilometres was recorded in Garissa and Kitui among the Arid and Semi-Arid counties accordingly. In addition, the prevailing distance was within the normal distance for the period in about 78 percent of the areas and that could be ascribed to availability of forage within sites in close proximity to water sources following the notable regeneration witnessed over the previous rainfall seasons. Table 10.0: Distance from Grazing area to Main Water Sources, August 2024 Garissa Lamu Baringo, Isiolo Samburu Baringo, Mandera Garissa Kitui Makueni Mandera, Marsabit Turkana Marsabit, Wajir Isiolo, Embu Kwale Narok Samburu, Turkana Tana River, Kilifi Kajiado Nyeri Tana River, Wajir Laikipia, Meru Kitui Taita Taveta Embu, Kajiado, Narok Kwale, Lamu Kilifi, Laikipia, Nyeri Makueni Meru, Tharaka Nithi Taita Taveta West Pokot West Pokot Tharaka Nithi 1.6 Terms of trade Unchanged terms of trade were recorded in majority of the counties with respect to the previous month while improvements were noted in Samburu, Tana River, Embu and Meru as a consequence of the drop in maize prices reported (Table 11). Stable goat and maize prices in most of the ASAL counties contributed to a greater extent towards the stability observed in the terms of trade across August. Turkana and Lamu counties reported the lowest terms of trade of 43 and 84 among the Arid and Semi-Arid counties in that order. Notably, the prevailing terms of trade over the month under review were within the seasonal range in all counties driven by the enhanced maize stocks in the market and good body condition for goat that resulted to reduced prices for the commodity and better market returns for goat above the historical averages. Table 11.0: Terms of Trade, August 2024 Above LTA At LTA Below LTA Improving S table Worsening Baringo, Garissa, Samburu Samburu Baringo, Garissa Isiolo, Mandera, Wajir Tana River Isiolo, Mandera Marsabit, West Pokot Embu Marsabit, Turkana Tana River, Turkana, Lamu Meru Kilifi, Kitui, Kwale Embu, Kajiado, Kwale Laikipia, Lamu Kilifi, Kitui, Laikipia Makueni, Kajiado Makueni, Meru, Narok Nyeri, Taita Taveta Nyeri, Taita Taveta Tharaka Nithi, Wajir Tharaka Nithi, Lamu West Pokot, Narok 1.7. Health and nutrition The nutrition situation remained stable in majority (57 percent) of the counties across the period under analysis while about 21 percent of the counties reported a worsening trend (Table 12). Among the factors contributing to the stable with a tendency to improve in the nutrition situation in about 22 percent of the areas included: milk availability hence improved consumption levels and consumption of diverse diets driven by improved agricultural production and slightly elevated purchasing power that promoted access via the markets. The rise in malnutrition in the mapped counties could be linked to households selling their harvests to cover other costs often at the expense of maintaining healthy eating and chronic challenges associated with stunting and scale down of supplies to facilities in the management of malnutrition. Save for Baringo, Lamu, Makueni, Turkana and Garissa whose reported malnutrition rates were outside the seasonal range attributable to closure of some health outreach sites, high prevalence of morbidities that affect nutrient absorption, poor health environments and child feeding practices, the rates in all the other counties were within their usual ranges. Table 12.0: Children at risk of malnutrition (MUAC), August 2024 Baringo Samburu Isiolo, Mandera Tana River Baringo, Garissa Samburu Garissa Kitui Marsabit, Laikipia Wajir Mandera, Marsabit Meru Turkana West- Tana River, Wajir Embu Turkana, Kajiado Tharaka- Lamu Pokot Embu, Kajiado Laikipia Kilifi, Kitui, Kwale Nithi Makueni Kilifi, Kwale, Meru Narok Lamu, Makueni West Pokot Narok, Taita Taveta Nyeri, Taita Taveta Nyeri, Tharaka Nithi Isiolo 2.0 Drought phase classification Based on the range of early warning indicators monitored through the drought early warning system, all the 23 ASAL counties except Garissa and Kilifi were classified to be at the Normal phase with a stable to worsening trend as shown in table 13. - Table 13.0: Drought phase classification, August 2024 Drought Trend status Improving Stable Worsening Deteriorating Normal Isiolo Baringo, Mandera, Samburu, Turkana, Marsabit, Tana River Wajir, Embu, Kajiado, Laikipia, Lamu, Kitui, Kwale Makueni, Meru, Narok, Nyeri, Taita Tharaka Nithi Taveta, West Pokot Alert Garissa, Kilifi Alarm Emergency Recovery Table 15: Vegetation Condition Index (VCI-3 month) as at 25th August 2024 ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT VEGETATION DROUGHT CATEGORIESREMARKS GREENNESS COUNTY Sub County VCI-3 VCI-3 Colour VCI Drought Category month as month as values at 28th at 25th (3-month) July August 50 Vegetation greenness above 2024 2024 normal 35 - Normal vegetation 50 greenness 20 - Moderate vegetation deficit 10 - Severe vegetation deficit 10 Extreme vegetation deficit BARINGO County 82.6 88.9 The county recorded above normal vegetation Central 90.34 85.78 North 87.43 86.89 South 83.73 87.22 Ravine 77.84 69.36 Mogotio 77.64 85.24 Tiaty 81.58 85.4 MANDERA County 111.03 119.68 The county remained stable as compared to previous month of June at above normal vegetation Lafey 118.65 125.72 greenness. North 113.89 117 Banissa 91.64 96.04 West 117.97 122.21 South 105.89 115.24 East 116.45 117.35 TURKANA County 72.92 The county recorded above normal vegetation East 73.07 73.12 South 80.58 82.06 Loima 84.04 82.16 Central 91.63 99.72 West 65.82 70.28 North 63.93 65.45 MARSABI County 92.67 101.58 The county recorded above normal vegetation T greenness in August which was stable when Laisamis 102.17 101.36 compared to previous month of July. Moyale 90.67 88.72 North Horr 86.95 92.58 Saku 108.98 112.66 WAJIR County 84.32 100.42 The county maintained at above normal vegetation greenness in August, as compared to the previous Tarbaj 83.5 94.84 month of July. North 127.07 127.22 South 67.16 75.15 West 63.07 77.03 Eldas 100.9 106 East 87.51 91.44 SAMBURU County 95.72 95.69 The county remained stable at above normal vegetation greenness during the month under East 91.9 96.16 review. North 101.18 93.62 West 92.33 89.45 GARISSA County 75.56 76.3 The county remained the same in vegetation Balambala 97.68 99.29 during the month of August. Township 72.07 76.48 Ijara 68.62 57.8 Fafi 63.57 60.43 Lagdera 89.68 98.08 Dadaab 83.62 80.21 ISIOLO County 77.02 107.99 The county recorded stability in above vegetation North 77.07 compared to last month. 90.52 South 76.94 88.75 TANA County 66.67 80.6 The county recorded above normal vegetation RIVER greenness in the month of August. Bura 85.2 90.19 Galole 56.14 63.04 Garsen 57.52 62.05 KAJIADO County 88.34 114.07 Kajiado county recorded stability in vegetation greenness at above normal vegetation greenness in Central 81.9 88.92 the month of August. East 92.59 102.43 North 81.15 88.03 South 77.53 84.83 West 99.09 115.09 LAIKIPIA County 92.42 103.11 The county recorded stability in vegetation East 87.81 during the month under review. North 95.18 98.81 West 89.49 92.54 THARAKA County 81.31 100.8 The county recorded above normal vegetation greenness in the month under review. NITHI Chuka 90.59 99.96 Maara 84.27 90.55 Tharaka 76.86 85.61 WEST County 73.47 79.32 The county recorded stability in vegetation POKOT greenness in normal vegetation greenness during Kacheliba 67.41 72.66 the month of August Kapenguria 77.93 79.59 Pokot south 87.34 81.63 Sigor 72.55 72.56 EMBU County 92.36 116.12 The county recorded above normal vegetation Manyatta 84.33 89.34 Mbeere north 97.25 110.87 Mbeere south 92.4 104.39 Runyenjes 90.3 96.5 County 87.82 103.34 KITUI Kitui central 108.56 121.29 Kitui east 93.31 98.83 Kitui rural 116.67 134.98 Kitui south 71.81 79.06 The county recorded a stability in vegetation Kitui west 113.33 127.86 during the month of August. Mwingi 101.01 central 103.66 Mwingi north 92.19 97.36 Mwingi west 113.98 126.43 MAKUENI County 95.56 119 Kaiti 98.49 115.35 Kibwezi east 70.53 77.16 Kibwezi west 95.52 103.04 The county recorded above normal vegetation Kilome 94.01 113.55 compared to previous month of July. Makueni 117.83 131.77 Mbooni 119.42 137.64 County 85.64 95.22 Buuri 90.84 91.94 Central 83.57 Imenti 82.48 Igembe 85.91 The county recorded above normal vegetation central 92.3 greenness across the sub-counties during the month Igembe north 81.31 89.81 of August. Igembe south 84.24 85.59 North Imenti 82.72 77.67 South Imenti 84.28 86.76 Tigania east 85.12 92.47 Tigania west 87.11 97.05 County 86.76 88.94 The county recorded above normal vegetation NYERI Kieni 87.43 92.69 Mathira 89.44 88.99 Mukurweini 90.19 91.69 Nyeri town 84.73 84.18 Othaya 83.82 83.39 Tetu 82.03 85.55 KILIFI County 41.22 41.01 Ganze 35.4 31.21 Kaloleni 42.62 36.6 Kilifi north 54.1 47.18 Kilifi south 50.71 44.87 Magarini 40.33 40.15 The county recorded normal vegetation greenness in the month of August. Ganze, worsened to Malindi 50.62 47.42 moderate vegetation deficit while the remaining sub Rabai 55.98 49.38 counties recorded normal vegetation greenness KWALE County 47.11 40.4 Kinango 42.11 The vegetation condition index recorded was 37.84 normal vegetation greenness in August which was Lunga Lunga 48.22 37.67 stable when compared to last month. Kinango and Matuga 62.23 53.33 Lungalunga recorded normal vegetation greenness Msambweni 62.59 58.01 County 80.33 68.5 LAMU Lamu east 85.43 The county and all its sub counties recorded 79.39 stability in vegetation condition at above normal 77.38 vegetation greenness condition during the month of Lamu west 70.88 August. County 68.97 87.02 TAITA TAVETA Mwatate 74.24 76.56 Taveta 76.97 85.15 The county remained stable at above normal vegetation greenness during the month of August. Voi 62.23 70.75 Wundanyi 90.57 96.58 County 82.54 94.6 Emurua 82.29 The County recorded above normal vegetation NAROK Dikirr greenness in the month of August which was stable 81.59 when compared to the last month of July. Kilgoris 67.13 68.05 Narok east 84.45 90.38 Narok north 76.64 78.72 Narok south 87.99 101.97 Narok west 87.08 89.97