Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) are facing a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis following three consecutive below-average rainy seasons. Four counties (Mandera, Wajir, Kwale, and Kilifi) are now classified in the Alarm Phase, while 12 others (Baringo, Tana River, Kajiado, Kitui, Lamu, Samburu, Laikipia, Narok, Turkana, Isiolo, Marsabit and Garissa)  remain in the Alert Phase, signaling critical and worsening drought conditions.

Currently, over 3.3 million people are acutely food insecure. More than 810,000 children and 116,796 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers require urgent nutrition support and treatment. Despite the scale of need, response efforts remain severely underfunded, limiting lifesaving outreach, health, nutrition, water, and livelihood interventions.

Without an immediate scale-up of resources and coordinated multisectoral action, the number of food-insecure people is projected to rise to 3.6 million by June 2026, pushing more counties toward emergency thresholds.

Read the full Situation Report here:ASAL Drought Situation Brief