The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Kenya Red Cross will launch its 2010 World Disasters Report in Nairobi on 21 September. The report warns that 2.57billion urban dwellers in low and middle income nations are exposed to unacceptable levels of risk, fuelled by rapid urbanisation, poor local governance, population growth, poor health services and the rising tide of urban violence.

Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has launched a Floods Emergency Appeal, seeking to raise Ksh538, 500,075, (CHF 7,311,822, USD6, 908,734 or EUR 5,231,857) to assist over 125,628 people affected by floods in the country. Rains and floods have caused destruction of property.