Kenya
![Supporting communities facing recurring drought, such as Nkutayo Lenatuwaki [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-us/where-we-work/kenya/images/nkutayo-lenatuwaki/1087404-3-eng-GB/nkutayo-lenatuwaki_1column50_12space_landscape.jpg)
Though a predominantly agricultural country, fertile, arable land is scarce and competition for resources often leads to conflict and environmental damage as land is overused
As a regional trade hub with tourist-filled safaris and economic growth, Kenya has a lot of potential, so it is a sad fact that bad governance and corruption is worsening inequality and conflict.
Disputed 2007 elections and the violence that followed caused huge displacement and, with the political conflicts not decisively dealt with, the country has been set back in its path to development.
Our regional office in Nairobi works with church partners to tackle corruption head-on, and support communities facing recurring drought, a changing climate, and living with HIV.
 | 50th anniversary celebrations: a day to remember On Saturday 28 January, over 2,000 CAFOD supporters from around the UK came together to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. |
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“I tie rope around my stomach,” says 70-year-old Ayapan, “and then I drink hot water. That is how I cope with hunger.” |
 | East Africa Crisis: six months on In the six months since we launched our appeal, you’ve raised more than £4.7 million, helping us reach more than 250,000 people. |
 | Barefoot Runner joins the Liverpool Fun Run Barefoot Runner and long-term CAFOD supporter John McBride will be joining the Liverpool Fun Run, now in its 27th year. |
![Linet Atieno Awinda, 39, has been living outside the local police station, along with 44 other families, mostly women and children, since the election violence [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/kenya/images/linet-atieno-awinda/279345-2-eng-GB/linet-atieno-awinda_0column75_nospace_landscape.jpg)
