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Failed March-May rains leave 3.5m Kenyans needing emergency food aid
Intergovernmental Authority on Development Climate Prediction and Application Centre Director Guleid Artan (left), IGAD's Dr Workneh Gebeyehu (centre) and UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa manager Alessandra Casazza during a media briefing at the Villa Rosa Kempinski. NMG PHOTO | DIANA NGILA
At least 3.5 million Kenyans are in desperate need of food assistance following an excruciating drought last seen 40 years ago, according to a report released by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
The IGAD report released yesterday against the backdrop of a forecast of poor March to May long rains indicates that the food situation can only get worse.
