Oxfam urges Horn of Africa to seek lasting solution to water crisis
A man ferries water to his home in Kenya’s drought-hit Marsabit County on February 10, 2023. A report by Oxfam says over 33.1 million people lack water access with numbers set to rise, as more failed rains are to persist for a sixth consecutive season to May. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG
The continual drought in Eastern Africa means that at least one in every five people you meet is unable to have their fill each day, signalling trouble even for those traditionally unaffected by scarcity of the precious commodity.
A new situational report by charity organisation Oxfam says that as many as 33.5 million people totally lack access to clean water, with numbers set to rise, as more failed rains are predicted to persist for a sixth consecutive season by May.
