1.4m face hunger as Kenya fights Covid, drought, State says
Residents of Turkana County receive relief food in 2011. An estimated 1.4 million Kenyans are currently facing hunger, and the figure is likely to rise in the coming days if a solution is not found, Government Spokesman Cyrus Oguna said on April 1, 2021. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Millions of Kenyans are likely to face hunger due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the drought currently being experienced in parts of the country, the government has warned.
Government Spokesman Cyrus Oguna on Thursday said that an estimated 1.4 million Kenyans are currently facing hunger, a figure that is likely to rise in the coming days if a solution is not found.