PREMIUM Long rains assessment: Good on paper, uneven on the ground Most parts of the country received near-average to above-average rainfall. Climate Just now

The Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG), in its 2026 Long Rains Assessment, says most parts of the country received near-average to above-average rainfall between March and May, with some areas recording significantly more rain than usual.

Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi| Nation Media Group “There is likely to be significant country-level variations in maize supply across the region, worsened by expectations of below average net supply in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan,” the EAGC said in a report released early this month.

Other participating institutions included the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), Kenya Meteorological Service Authority (KMSA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Action Against Hunger (ACF), Plan International, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), World Food Programme (UN WFP), Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) County Steering Groups (CSGs), with financial support from the Government of Kenya through NDMA and its partners.