Kenyans facing starvation rise to 3.5 million

Asokon Lomulin inside her hut at Kamekwi village in Turkana during a prolonged drought in 2019. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA

The number of Kenyans in need of food aid has risen by nearly half a million as the country battles the effects of a drought that started last October.

The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) says the number of Kenyans in need of humanitarian assistance has jumped from 3.1 million last month to 3.5 million in the review period.

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