3.5m Kenyans in need of emergency food aid as drought bites
Residents of Turkana County, northern Kenya, receive relief food in 2011. At least 3.5 million Kenyans are in desperate need of food assistance following an excruciating drought last seen 40 years ago, report says. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
At least 3.5 million Kenyans are in desperate need of food assistance following an excruciating drought last seen 40 years ago, according to a report released by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
The IGAD report released at the weekend against the backdrop of a forecast of poor March to May long rains indicates that the food situation can only get worse.
