KISUMU KIRA
ASSESMENT
REPORT:
FLOODING IN KISUMU EAST,
NYANDO, NYAKACH,
NYATIKE, MUHORONI AND
RACHUONYO
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KISUMU KIRA TEAM
FLOODING IN KISUMU EAST, NYANDO, NYAKACH, NYATIKE, MUHORONI AND RACHUONYO
April 19, 2013
Period 6TH April-8TH April
Mission Participants: Kenya Red Cross Society, KMET, SANA, Child Fund, Care, PLAN International,
UNICEF, ADS, KDP, Ministry of Health, Provincial Administration and Ministry of Education
Context
Following continuous heavy down pour of rainfall in several parts in the country, there have been bursts and
over flow drainage/ surface water channels reported in various parts. West Kenya region has had several
incidences of flash floods and destructive rain storms causing mayhem to the residents of the region.
Various localities within the region including the Kisii highlands, Nyamira, Migori(Nyatike, Karungu & Muhuru),
Nyando, Rachuonyo, Kisumu and Homabay recorded heavy rainfall. The water levels in the major rivers have
kept on rising with river Sondu busting its banks at Sondu Miriu causing flooding in Rachuonyo North District
and Nyakach district.These has affected the communities in various ways. The information being relied upon
has been the product of rapid assessment by the use of the 24 hour and floods surveillance reports from focal
persons in the flood prone areas.
This report summarizes preliminary findings from the 3 days KIRA Assessment conducted from 6th April – 8th
April 2013. More detailed report shall be shared as soon as mission participants verify inputs to the draft KIRA
report.
Objectives
This multsectoral Initial Rapid Assessment was undertaken to:
1. Establish the extent of damage of the floods incidences recorded in the region and the humanitarian
needs/relief per sector for the affected population
2. Review the application and effectiveness of the contingency plans earlier set by the various districts
with regard to the floods and come up with recommendations geared towards addressing the gaps
identified therein.
3. Identify appropriate intervention areas to inform the programming of the rehabilitation and recovery
phase sectorwise.
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Methodology:
Collection and analysis of secondary data from stakeholders: communities, provincial administration,
MOH facilities and MoPHS/disease surveillance offices, Ministry of Agric. Fisheries, DDO, Min of
Education and other partners.
Sampling: Purposive ’sampling was done to identify sites affected by floods as well as identifying
participants for the Key informants interviews and FGDs.
Fields visits for Primary Data Collection using KIRA tool, Transect walk observation across the
affected areas, Interviews with community members, opinion leaders and GOK officers at level 1
health intervention and photography.
Multi-agency, multi sectoral joint consolidation, analysis and verification of primary data conducted
during the KIRA mission.
Humanitarian Response/Capacity on the Ground
The GOK (special programs) and development partners have embarked on relief efforts to the displaced. The
MSSP has distributed food consignments to affected areas. However there are fears that the food could be
unfit for human consumption.
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Other Partners that responded as highlighted below:
1. NFIs
 World Vision - Nyakach and Nyatike
 MSF - Nyatike.
 SWAP - Osodo.
 UNICEF –Most of the areas.
 KRCS- NFIs to most camps.
2. Health
 ICAP - health outreach in Nyangonga Primary School.
 KRCS-Delivery Kits-Nyatike and Osodo
 KRCS-Basic Anti Malaria Treatment Mobule-Nyatike
3. WASH
 KRCS-Water treatment Purifiers in all areas, Hygiene Promotion Kits prepositioned in Nyando,
Homabay and Nyatike.
 UNICEF-Water Jerricans- Migori
 SWAP-Water treatment items in Kisumu and Rachuonyo
4. Camp Management and Coordination
 KRCS-Done in all areas
CAPACITY GAPS IN FLOODS RESPONSE PER CLUSTER
Item
Current status
Immediate Needs
WASH
Camps have been set up in Mobilets, Lysol, water
many
areas
including treatment chemicals, water
Nyadina, Asao, Kogwedhi, treatment
Kit,
human
Nyatike, Osodo etc
resource (CHWs, water
tanks,
Jerricans,
rehabilitation of sanitary
facilities, Boreholes and
water sources
HEALTH
Malarial cases presenting in Dignity
kits,
medical
the camps, eminent possible supplies to nearby health
outbreak of water borne facilities,
medical
diseases, 3 births recorded , outreaches,
hygiene
spillage form he available sensitization,
trauma
latrines, lack of drinking counseling, malarial kits,
water, lack of antibiotics and rehabilitation
RDTs.
Nutrition
Nutrition
for
Lactating Supplementary
feeds
Mothers , Persons with ,Vaccination, Health and
Chronic cases and Children Nutrition Education
under 5 is a concern,
Immunization for Under 5s
Protection
Women and young girls also Sensitization
against
part of the groups affected in gender-based violence,
the areas,
Food
Government is already Additional food for lactating
providing food rations but in mothers, under 5s, cash
less quantities
transfers to families
Camp Management
Gaps
Water Tanks, allowance
for CHWs, rehabilitation of
boreholes and latrines in
the communities and PUR
for
water
treatment,
mobilets, chlorine powder,
lysol
Delivery kits, malaria kits,
drugs
(praciqauntile
tablets,
benzozide
suplhpate, zinc sulphate,
flaggyl,
doczyclyne),
Antibiotics
Supplementary feeds
Trauma counseling
Cash
transfers
for
effective distribution, food
supplements for lactating
mothers and
Families still camping at Family kits needed for 300 family kits for families
various evacuation centres privacy of the camping not yet reached and
(see attached matrix)
families and cooking fuel
cooking fuel
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Education
Logistics
Agriculture
Children
displaced
to
schools, Schools closed
early since they are
evacuation Centres, Schools
marooned in Water
Lots of materials to be
transported to far distances
Recreation facilities
Children in Camps
for Recreation kits, Repair of
damaged
School
infrastructure
3 land cruisers, 1 truck to 2 fuelled land cruisers, 1
deliver items to Nyatike
truck
and
monetary
support to loaders and offloaders
Recently planted farms Seeds and fertilizers to Seeds and fertilizers and
washed away and crops restore hope on food communal digging of
submerged
security
trenches to secure the
farms
Immediate Needs/ Emerging Needs
In support of the local response efforts, the additional assistance would be required for sectors like food and
NFI, WASH, livelihood, Health and protection, mainly for children under five, elderly, pregnant and lactating
mothers and other community members.
Locations
IDP camps
Needs for pregnant
and lactating
In the order of priority:
Food, Health and
WASH
Children
under 5
Food,
Health
outreaches
WASH,
Elderly
Other
community
members
In the order of priority: In the order of priority:
Food, health services. foods,
health
services,
shelter,
WASH.
Geographic locations in need of immediate support summarized below:
Locations
Nyando
Sectoral Needs/Most affected groups
Communities in these camps were mainly in need of food, WASH, health, Shelter/NFI
and Protection. Women particularly indicated the need for WASH support. Vulnerable
groups among this community are < 5 children, pregnant and lactating mothers and
elderly
Nyakach
Communities in this location are displaced, some in camps and others integrated in
neighboring communities not adversely affected. Food, WASH, health and protection
are prioritized by the community. The targeted group in this community is < 5 children,
elderly, pregnant and lactating mothers. Women also need seeds to replant when the
floods subside.
Rachuonyo( wang Kobuya location is the most affected with the displaced camping at Kobuya primary
chieng,Kobuya,Kany school. The Priority areas were mentioned, food, WASH, health and shelter
pir,Koyugi,and
respectively. The most vulnerable groups are are <5 children, elderly , pregnant and
central
lactating mothers.
Karachuonyo)
Nyatike( Kabuto and Kanyawanga , Konyango, Nyora and Kabuto villages are adversely affected. The
Nyora)
immediate needs are food,WASH, medical supplies.
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(a)
(b)
(c)
Homes collapsed in (a and b above) while in (c) a pit latrine is completely destroyed.
Gaps in General
 Coordination gaps:
o Visibility and involvement of more government key line ministries (Provincial, County and District)
in the assessment and monitoring of the emergency.
o Visibility and commitment by all hub partners in the assessment and monitoring of the emergency
o Coordination within the sectors, the inter sector links need more strengthening. Coordination
within the sectors needs to be strengthened through building capacity of the key players.
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Logistics:
o Once the supplies have been pre-positioned in the hub level moving the supplies to the point of
need is a challenge. This is due to unavailability of transport and in some instances impassable
roads to move the required items.
o Under – staffing of qualified health staff to offer the required medical services to deal with the
health gaps.
o Accessibility to essential health services PLHIV, expectant mothers and other emergencies that
need urgent medical attention beyond outreaches.
o Accessibility to the camps that are holding the displaced population. This applies to the persons
who are responding to the emergency.
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Education:
o Inaccessibility to schools for the children who are attending school. This has led to early closure
of some schools thus shortening the school term.
o Schools are being used as evacuation centers hence normal learning is being interfered with.
o At the household level the books have been swept away by the floods.
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WASH:
o Lack of sanitation facilities at the camps. There is risk of open defecation and subsequent
outbreaks in water borne diseases.
o Lack of hand washing facilities. This is encouraging poor hygiene practices.
o Use of untreated water from unsafe water sources. This is a major health risk to the displaced
population.
o Inadequate water treatment supplies. This is in reference to water treatment chemicals.
Stockpiling of these supplies has not been prioritized by the other stakeholders hence we have a
shortage of these commodities.
o Hygiene promotion is also limited or lacking in the camps. Low awareness levels on behavior
around hygiene practices.
Nutrition:
o Shortage of anthropometric equipment and limited staffs in the lower tiers of care to carry out
nutrition assessment.
o Shortage of IEC materials to promote HiNi practices at the camp level.
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Shelter, Security and Protection:
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o Overcrowding and congestion in camps increases the vulnerability of the girl child to sexual
abuse, rapid transmission of communicable diseases and increasing the likelihood of poor
hygiene practices.
Data: Lack of disegregated data in terms of gender.
Economic valuation of property lost:
o Communities have given scanty information on the losses they have had as a result of the floods.
o About 3000 acreage of land affected by floods.
o The impact of loss of livelihoods as a result of the floods cannot be estimated. E.g. farms have
been submerged in water leading to loss of crops and some people have lost their animal’s e.g
chickens that were reared for economic purposes.
Recommendations
 Detailed Sector Specific assessments on the situation in the camps/affected communities.
 Provision of food, WASH interventions and health interventions to displaced persons in both camps and
HH integrated with local communities.
 The District Disaster Committee needs to be on the fore front in providing disaggregated data on the flood
situation.
 Provision of alternative learning facilities in the camps for the children who have been displaced due to the
emergency.
 Inter-sectorial supply chain within the hub to provide emergency related supplies to the affected population
i.e WASH supplies, nutrition supplies, education kits and health supplies.
 Strengthen coordination structures within sectors e.g. WESCOORD. These will then feed into the inter
sectorial coordination structures already in place.
 Building technical capacity of more local partners including KRCS, GoK to assess, monitor and respond to
future emergencies
 Building the capacity of communities to respond to early warning signs of emergencies.
Sites visited:
 Nyakach district
 Nyando district
 Rachuonyo district
 Nyatike district
 Muhoroni District
 Kisume East District
Challenges:
1. KIRA
 KIRA tool is mainly Qualitative hence missing out on the Quantitative part of the impact of a disaster.
 Analysis of data collected has minimal representation at final tally.
 Comprehensive data analysis software/template to be generated for KIRA data.
2. Inadequate commitment from hub partners to KIRA Process.
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Remarks
Priority Issues
No. of children <5
in camp
Expectant
mothers
Number reached
with NFIs
HH yet to be
reached with NFI
Most Vulnerable
Camp site
HH affected by
floods
HH displaced to
camps
Sub location
Annex 1:Rapid Assessment Data(Source KRCS).
Nyando district
Magina
35
20
Israel
22
church
3
0
2
0
Women,Children
Ayweyo
Total
18
5
15
0
22
0
17
0
Aywey
o
98
8
1
0
0
5
0
7
0
0
12
0
11
1
0
0
56
8
8
0
Inaccessib
le areas
Food,Dykes,He e.g.Health
alth
entres
Women,Children,Elderl
y
Food,Health,W
ASH,NFI
Impassabl
e
roads,Coll
apsed
Latrines
Women,Children,Elderl
y
Food,Shelter
and NFI
None
Women,Children,Elderl
y
Food,Shelter
and NFI
None
Women and Children
WASH,Food
and Health
None
Women,Children,Elderl
y
Food,Shelter
and NFI
None
Women and Children
WASH,Food
and Health
None
Women,Children,Elderl
y,Men,PWDs
WASH,Food
and Health
Houses
and
Latrines
collapsed
Women,Children,Elderl
y
Food
None
Nyakach district
Gem
Rae
Gem
Rae
21
9
70
80
70
Nyakwer 10
e
0
10
0
17
4
17
4
65
50
Rangul
Nyadina
Asao
66
58
Middle
Jimo
3
3
Total
69
7
53
5
St.
Alloys
Pri.
Sch.
Rae
Primar
y
Nyakw
ere
Market
Kanyal
wal
pri.
school
Nyadi
na
primar
y
56
58
15
22
8
5
1
1
Asao
SDA
17
church
5
Ahero
Store
Pamb
a
1
22
5
0
0
7
0
1
0
0
1
7
4
0
2
9
3
1
5
8
0
0
0
3
28
3
4
2
0
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1
4
1
7
0
0
4
0
Muhoroni district
Wang’ay
17
a
17
Ombeyi
40
Total
40
57
57
Onyal
o biro
11
pri.
Sch.
Achuo
dho
18
pri.
Sch.
2
9
4
2
6
1
7
4
0
Komb
ewa
TB
2
D
1
4
0
Nyaori
TB TB 1
D D 0
0
TB TB 1
D D 0
0
Manya TB TB 2
tta B
D D 0
0
Orong
o
TB TB 1
D D 5
0
7
9
0
Kobuy
a
primar
y
TB TB
0
D D
6
0
Osodo
primar
y
TB TB 4
D D 5
0
TB TB 4
D D 5
6
0
Women,Children,Elderl
y
WASH,Food
and Health
None
Women,Children,Elderl
y
WASH,Food.N
FI and Health
None
Women and Children
WASH,Food
and Health
None
Women and Children
WASH,Food
and Health
None
Women and Children
WASH,Food
and Health
None
Women and Children
WASH,Food
and Health
None
Women and Children
WASH,Food
and Health
None
Women and Children
WASH,Food,N
FIs and Health
None
Women and Children
WASH,Food
and Health
None
WASH,Food.N
FI and Health
Impassabl
e
roads,Coll
apsed
Latrines
Kisumu E&W districts
C. Seme 14
Kisumu
Kisumu
Kisumu
Kisumu
Total
10
10
30
15
79
14
10
10
20
15
Kassa
gam
79
Rachuonyo N
Kobuya
KOnyan
go
13
1
10
0
60
45
23 10
Total
1
5
Nyatike district
Kanya
wanga
45
45
Nyora
primar
y
TB TB
0
D D
4
5
Women,Children,Elderl
y
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Kanyaw
anga
66
Total
11
1
1,3
97
50
Kabut
o
primar
y
TB TB
0
D D
95
0
1,0
41
5
TB TB
8
D D
2
5
0
Women,Children,Elderl
y
WASH,Food.N
FI and Health
Health
Dispensar
y
inaccessib
le
9
5
4
6
9
8