An agency monitoring drought has warned of a worsening food crisis in the country should the dry spell being experienced persists.
"If the (short) rains are below average, as currently forecast, or the onset of the season is late, then the situation will become significantly worse, with impacts on health and nutrition, household purchasing power and security," the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) says in its latest bulletin.
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