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Kenya: 2.7 Million Face Starvation
Nation, 6 February 2017
The number of Kenyans in need of relief food has risen to 2.7 million from 1.3 million last year, a government agency has said. Read more »
The National Drought Management Authority says most of those affected by the crisis are the elderly, the sick, mothers and children under the age of five.
A dry riverbed (file photo)
The Ministry of Energy said the cost of fuel will rise as the current drought has affected the output of hydro plants like the Seven Forks Dam on Tana River, Sondu-Miriu in western ... Read more »
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