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Kenya was the first country to use the IPC tool outside Somalia. The IPC was used as the classification system for the bi-annual food security assessment for the first time in February 2007.

The Government of Kenya is committed to implementing the IPC as part of its on-going national food security information system (FSIS).

The Kenyan FSIS includes the Arid Lands Resource Management Project (ARLMP) Early Warning System, hosted within the Office of the President. This institutional structure provides advanced information collection, early warning analysis and produces regular food security outlook bulletins and food security assessments. The IPC was introduced to complement these existing structures and fulfil a number of shortcomings recognised by stakeholders.

In Kenya, the IPC is primarily implemented through the following institutional structures:

the Kenya Food Security Meeting (KFSM), the main coordination body with high level national representatives with an interest in food security;

the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG), a restricted group of stakeholders which acts as a technical ‘think tank’ and advisory body to all relevant stakeholders on issues of drought management and food security; and

the Data and Information Subcommittee of the KFSSG (DISK), which focuses on improving the quality, quantity and timeliness of food security and disaster management information through increased data sharing, coordinated investments in developing capacity and systems, and through continuous improvements in methodologies and techniques.