"At the moment the shops still have goods for purchase but the prices are already going up," he said. "There is little petrol, which will soon have an impact on deliveries. The main needs are food, shelter and soap. Medication and clothing are also needed for some people."
Major Mike Caffull, International Emergency Services Field Operations Officer, meanwhile, reported: "The Salvation Army already has strong presence on the ground and extensive operations in the areas impacted by the unrest. We will do all we can to support our colleagues as they bring assistance to those in need."
Christian aid agency World Vision also reported difficulties in bringing relief to much of the country.
It said that the volatile security situation had "repeatedly hampered" its efforts to bring vital supplies of food, water, medical supplies and blankets to those in need.
"We are planning to get food, water, mosquito nets, blankets and shelter materials to more than 18,500 people living in police stations, schools and churches and others marooned in houses," said World Vision's Nick Wasunna.
"But logistically we are finding it difficult to move any aid to people in need."
World Vision was due to deliver aid to Kibera slum in Nairobi on Saturday and Kisumu on Monday. The agency plans to deliver aid in Eldoret in partnership with the Red Cross."We are doing our utmost to reach people but the safety of communities and our staff on the ground is paramount," said Nick Wasunna.
Until the outbreak of violence and killing over the disputed December 27 election, Kenya was regarded as a bastion of democracy and financial stability on the volatile African continent.
The experience is not an easy one for the country's people, who had come to feel pride in their country's success.
Paul Kariuki, a Kenyan small trader, had only seen refugees of African conflicts on television. It was inconceivable to him that he might also one day be a refugee.
"It's my first time to be a refugee. I can't quite believe it," he told Reuters news agency, after picking up his maize handouts.
"I feel humiliated," he added, as he adjusted the collar on his smart, blue fleece jacket. "I had money, I had children in secondary school, I was selling milk and wheat to the market. Now I've got nothing because they burned it all."
