| An estimated 250,000 have fled their homes as a result of the violent clashes that have swept Kenya since 30 December.
British Red Cross delegate Chris Hurford recently returned from the capital Nairobi where he saw at first hand the Kenya Red Cross in action.
�The Kenya Red Cross is the first and biggest distributor of aid in the country,� he reported.
�Their disaster response mechanisms are first class. The Kenya Red Cross have action teams that often went through the tear gas to the scene of the troubles. They are, in my mind, all heroic.�
Kenyan refugees in Uganda
Chris added that despite the fact that the violence is embroiled with ethnic issues, the Red Cross has remained neutral and is not identified with one side or the other.
�There is an incredible amount of reliance on and respect for the Red Cross in Kenya.�
Around 5,000 refugees from the conflict are living in eastern Uganda, which borders with Kenya.
Kenya Crisis Appeal
The British Red Cross appeal, which has raised more than �130,000, is supporting the Red Cross Movement�s response in Kenya and neighbouring countries that have been affected.
The British Red Cross is also channelling �1 million from the Department of International Development (DfID) to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The Red Cross has been providing family kits, which contain a range of relief items including soap, tarpaulins and jerry cans for carrying water.
�These kits provide vital support for people who have lost everything,� Chris said.
If you have lost contact with relatives in Kenya because of the recent outburst of violence, find out how the Red Cross may be able to help you find family members.
Read information sheet about Kenya crisis | 
