Since March, Kenya has been hit by devastating floods caused by heavy rainfall. The floods have caused considerable loss of life and mass displacement, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. Infrastructure, including roads, bridges and healthcare facilities, has suffered extensive damage, complicating relief and reconstruction efforts.
The torrential rains submerged farmland and killed many animals, exacerbating an already precarious food situation. The contamination of drinking water sources has also increased the risk of water-borne diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea
315 dead, 293,200 displaced …
315 dead 188 injured 38 missing
293,200 people (58,641 families) were displaced
18 health facilities inaccessible (destroyed or submerged) in 6 counties
79 cases of cholera reported
5,278 schools affected, including 140 closed
81 displacement sites accommodating 54,000 people affected
Our flying emergency team is on its way
The humanitarian needs are therefore great. After closing its mission in Kenya in 2020, MdM France launched an exploratory mission in Marsabit and Isiolo counties in February 2023. Needs were assessed and partners identified. Following this, a second team was sent in January 2024 with the main objective of developing an intervention strategy and a project to strengthen access to primary healthcare (PHC) in the target areas (including refugees, displaced people and local populations). The Cellule Urgence flying team will leave at the beginning of July to open the mission and launch activities in Marsabit. As soon as the mission opens, a project to build the capacity of local stakeholders (MoH) to respond to PHC and SRH needs, including GBV, can be put in place.