-
Countries
-
Data and Analysis
-
Special Focus
-
Crisis Responses
Kenya –Demographic and Displacement Calculator Turkana Round #1 (September-October 2024)

Contacter
iomkenyadru@iom.int
Langue
English
Emplacement
Kenya
Période couverte
Sep 06 2024
Oct 16 2024
Activité
- Mobility Tracking
- Baseline Assessment
The US Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration project "Addressing Climate and Environment-Induced Mobility in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) in Kenya ” aims to sustainably enhance the livelihoods of, and respond to basic needs of, displaced and vulnerable populations in informal settlements and host communities in the ASAL counties of Kenya.
As a cross-cutting component of the project, IOM’s Data and Research Unit (DRU) carried out a Household Level Survey with Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) households, returning IDP households and non-displaced resident households in Gariss County. DTM Kenya's Demographic and Displacement Calculator builds on the Mobility Tracking key informant interview methodology. In locations where key informants identified 20 or more displaced households, DTM conducts a randomized household survey, with 95/5 significance at the County level. The multisectoral household survey indicators are in line with global cluster standards, as well as frameworks to measure progress towards durable solutions.
KEY FINDINGS
- 3x as many people reported that they were displaced in 2023 and 2024 than all those who were reportedly displaced between 2007 and 2022 combined. 89 per cent were displaced in the last seven months—All respondents who reported that they were displaced in 2023 or 2024 were displaced between March and early October
- Findings may indicate that those displaced in the more distant past did not remain in informal settlements, instead returning to their area of origin or another displacement location.
- The most commonly reported driver of movement was that food was not available (13%). The second and third most reported drivers of migration were lack of essential services and to avoid conflict or violence (12% and 11%, respectively).
- The most reported pull factor was improved safety (21%).
- Among 1,404 respondents, 54 per cent (54%, n= 751) indicated that they would NOT return to their area of origin even if conditions improved, indicating that many might deem recovery in those areas as impossible. When asked what conditions would need to improve to enable returns, most respondents reported “ceasefire/peace”, “access to food” and “access to water.”