Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods Assistance for Flood-Affected Households in Kenya - TCP/KEN/3701
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Despite predictions of normal to below normal rainfall for March, April and May 2018 parts of Kenya witnessed rains well in excess of seasonal norms, with many parts of the country receiving more rains in the first three months of the year than they did in the whole of 2017 The month of April alone recorded rainfall up to 85 percent above the long term average This led to unprecedented flooding around the country, causing wide scale death, displacement, and disruption of agricultural activities and livelihoods The floods were accompanied by active outbreaks of cholera and chikungunya (a mosquito borne viral illness) While much of the flood response was focused on human health and shelter, there were a number of critical areas that required the intervention of FAO, such as assistance in preparedness for a potential Rift Valley Fever ( outbreak, as well as in the rehabilitation of affected irrigation schemes, particularly in areas with high levels of poverty and malnutrition With extensive flooding in both Tana River and Garissa Counties, coupled with increasing mosquito populations, the risk of a RVF outbreak was high.