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ASSESSMENT FACT SHEET

CouNTy ProFilE

Masabt s an amnstatve Cnt n the Nthen Pvnce f

Kena. it s a vast cnt cveng appxmate 12% f Kena,

wth vaabe anscape an cmate an a ppatn estmate at291,166 pesns (Kena censs 2009). The tw stcts f Nth

an Centa Masabt ae sevee ght affecte, fwng tw

cnsectve an seasns fae. These stcts ae man nhabte

wth mbe pastasts, whse man veh ees n vestck.

Accng t the 27th Jne 2011 oCHA Kena Nttn Sve

rests, the Genea Acte Manttn ate f Masabt Cnt

as a whe s 20-30%, wth an aamng 10-20% ncease fm

2010. Sevee Accte Manttn se t 3-5%, an ncease f

3.6% cmpae t 2010.

WATEr, SANiTATioN ANd HyGiENE

lack f access t wate n the Masabt Nth an Centadstcts s epte at a ctca eve. The Wate Cmmttee at

the behe f Tb catn, Nth Masabt stct, epts a

ve w an eceasng e f 0.5m3/h wth a 3-4 hs

echage tme, wth an exteme sane tpt. Gs age

between 8 an 15 wee bseve watng at the wate pmp

fm 7 AM t 6 PM evea n the wat f wate fw f

hseh se. Wate tckng s qte as spac, an

eman expensve f cmmnt wn fnngs (aveage pce

f 3,000 Ksh pe tck).

P t the ght, Bbab catn, Masabt Nth stct

was a stategc catn f paste an wateng f vestck.

Nwaas, t emans the snge hgh eng sce f wate n

the Tb aea, bt tekkng stances bth f vestck gazng

an hseh se ae sng. The aveage tekkng stance

f hseh sage f wate s epte t be 40 kmetes.

MAiN FiNdiNGS

MArSABiT CouNTy NortherN KeNya

deset settements epen n wate tckng an the spac f sppes

Behes ae fa fm the tte paste that s eft an ae nt sffcent.

The remanng Cnca offcers ther best t supprt the ca ppuatn.

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Eght behes bt b Chnese ra

Cnstctn Cmpan, cate ten

kmetes awa fm Bbab catn,

Masabt Nth stct, an ae avaabe

f cmmttee sage, bt sh be ktte

t wth the necessa eqpment f

pmpng.

Access t wate s epte n acte

shtage n Masabt Centa stct. The

Bak spng, n the ege f Masabt

twn, s the man sce f the stct,

bt the cent e f 18m3

/h snsffcent f the ppatn f Masabt

twn (estmate at 40,000 nhabtants as

pe Kena Censs 2009). 172 catns

wee qte b stct ffcas as beng

ne hgh wate stess.

Food SECuriTy/NuTriTioN

F stbtns ae ngng n bth

Masabt Centa an Nth stcts b

F f the Hng NGo. Hweve,

stct ffcas emphasze n the nee

f Hgh Eneg Bscts f chen ne

5 eas .

F avaabe was fn avaabe n the ca maket n

bth Masabt Centa an Nth stcts, bt eman p-

hbtve expensve, at appxmate be the pce n

cmpasn t ast ea. F exampe, meat s s 250

Ksh/kgam at assessment tme cmpae t 150 Ksh/

kgam n Jne 2011.

Vages n the d Gaga pan (estmate ppatn f

300 hsehs), Masabt Nth stct, wee epte

b stct ffcas as beng hgh vneabe. de t a

ve hgh eve f vestck mtat, the ppatn s nw

epenant n GK eef f an wate tckng. Cmm-

nt membes f d Gaga pan ncate that the watetckng pve ve mte qantt f wate wth an ave-

age f 20 tes pe hseh (ncng vestck) avae

eve tw weeks.

liVESToCK

Marsabt receve ght rans n the prevus rany seasn (February

an June 2011), anma mrtaty rates ha prevusy nt been

as sgnfcant n ther rught affecte cuntes. Hwever, stance

between water pnts an pastures s reprte by strct ffcas

as becmng ncreasngy further away. Fr exampe, stance frm

Burbab brehe, Marsabt Nrth strct, t the nearest pasture

s 83 kmeters. lca cmmunty members arun the Burbab

brehe cam that 50% f catte usuay pershe n the jurney.

drught Mtgatn offcer fr Marsabt cunty mentne sma scae

cnfcts gng n between pastras wh mgrate frm Centra

Marsabt strct t is cunty an is ca ppuatn.

A ans dught Assessment rept, June 2011, state

Masabt Cunty as n a state f aam as egas ag-

pastast zne. Hweve, Nth H, lyangaan an

lasams stcts wth easnabe wate secuty, shu be

stngushe fm Centa an Nth dstcts whch ae

heavy ught-affecte. At assessment ate, vey mte

(i)NGo pgammes n Heath/nuttn an WASH wee

takng pace n Masabt Nth an Centa stcts.


lvestck ften has t g severa ays wthut water whe watng at waterpnts.

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Priority oNe: eNsuriNgaccesstosafewater

Emegenc wate tckng f heath centes, schs an p t 172 entfe catns n Masabt Nth an Centa stcts

rehabtatn f behes (geneat epacement/epas/spae pats, fe sbs, esanatn) n 4 entfe catns n

Manea West stct

Eqpment f 3 entfe behes nn fnctna n Nth stct

Priority two: foodsecurity

Scae p f stbtn n Masabt Centa an Nth stcts

F vches f vneabe gps (pasta pts, Snge Heae Hseh, Hseh wth me than 8 membes...)

Priority three: rebuildlivestocKassets/livelihoods

Emegenc fe f emanng vestck t etan

beeng stck

Emegenc fftake/estckng f pastasts wth

ap epetng an weak vestck

Paste e-seeng n stategc wet seasn pas-

tes n Masabt Centa an Nth stcts

Priority four: eNableaccesstocash

Cash-f-wk. lnk t dght rsk Management:

am e-stng, an wate catchment sstems,

seasna steams (tagetng th an pasta

pts)

Priority five: eNsureaccesstobasicsaNitatioNaNd

imProvedKNowledgeaNdPracticesoNhygieNe

Hgene kts (Hseh ceamc ftes, bckets,

sap) an hgene tanng n Masabt Centa an

Nth stcts

latne cnstctn at stategc wate pnts t

av cntamnatn f wate sces

Hseh/cmmnt atne cnstctn an sen-

stzatn n Masabt Centa an Nth stcts

Priority six: Promote PeaceamoNgPastoralistcommuNities

Factatn f catn eve mgate eate peace

cmmttees n Masabt Centa an Nth stcts.

ProPoSEd iNTErVENTioN

Even at waterpnts water s scarce an ften saty, an pepe ften have t wat fr hurs.

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