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Kenya: Drought to Get Worse As Met Office Predicts Extended Dry Spell
Nation, 4 October 2021
The drought that has left millions of Kenyans without food and water and killed hundreds of thousands of animals in the north and Coast region is bound to get worse, the Met… Read more »
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Kenya: Flash Appeal Launched As 2.5 Million Face 'Dire Situation' in Kenya
UN News, 1 October 2021
Immediate action is needed to respond to the severe drought that is ravaging communities in Kenya's dry regions - categorized as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) - the UN's… Read more »
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Kenya: UN Appeals for Aid for Drought Victims
VOA, 1 October 2021
The United Nations is issuing a $139-million flash appeal to provide assistance to 1.3 million people in Kenya hardest hit by a severe drought. Read more »
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Kenya: IRC - 2.1 Million Kenyans Face Hunger Due to Drought
VOA, 29 September 2021
The International Rescue Committee says more than two million Kenyans are facing hunger due to poor rainfall. Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, declared a national disaster this… Read more »
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Kenya: Households Fear Drought May Wipe Out Animals
Nation, 30 September 2021
The drought ravaging arid and semi-arid parts of the country now threatens to wipe out livestock. Read more »
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Kenya: Declare Drought a National Disaster, Governors Demand
Nation, 3 September 2021
There is increasing alarm in the counties amid reports that the ongoing drought could worsen. Read more »
Forecast Predicts Dry Spell Extension as Drought Ravages Kenya
The Kenya Meteorological Department, in its forecast for the October-November-December short rains season has predicted that the drought that has left millions of Kenyans without food and water and killed hundreds of thousands of animals in the north and Coast region adding that is bound to get worse.
According to the latest forecast, the dry spell is set to extend southwards as it ravages counties in Ukambani and other regions in the Coast and the Rift Valley.
Currently, more than 2.5 million Kenyans are facing acute food shortage, a situation that saw President Uhuru Kenyatta declare the drought a national disaster in September 2021.
Several counties are battling starvation, with over 9,000 people in need of treatment for malnutrition in Marsabit and more than 200,000 others surviving on one meal a day in Kilifi, writes Collins Omulo for The Nation.
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