Severely food-insecure Kenyans more than doubled to 15.5m

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The number of severely food-insecure Kenyans more than doubled in eight years, painting a stark picture of the challenges Kenyans face trying to put a meal on the table.

Recent data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) indicate that the number of severely food-insecure people in Kenya increased from 7.1 million between 2014-16 to 15.5 million between 2022-2024.

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