KMC lines up Ksh 25M to buy livestock in drought-hit Makueni
The Kenya Meat Commission (KRC) has embarked on livestock offtake programme that will see farmers in Makueni County paid Ksh 25 million. The initiative which...
Hunger
Meru residents decry of hunger caused by drought
Residents from lower parts of Buuri sub-county, Meru county are calling upon both the county and national governments to provide them with relief food and...
Global donors asked to step-up funding to curb starvation in Horn of Africa
Over 14 million people across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya-about half of them children – are on the verge of starvation with warnings that this number...
Eastern Africa: Millions displaced, amid growing hunger, ‘unprecedented needs’
Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle due to humanitarian resources being stretched to the limit...
Drought situation in Garissa County at crisis level
Garissa County Commissioner Boaz Cherutich has assured area residents that the government is working round the clock to help all households affected by drought. Cherutich...
13 million face hunger in Horn of Africa as drought worsens
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that an estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the...
Kenya declared a world hunger hotspot
Kenya faces a food crisis that could escalate within the next few months. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, acute...
11 counties placed under red alert as drought persists
2.5 million Kenyans are still in dire need of humanitarian support with 11 counties placed under the red alert due to persisted drought. The affected...
Kenya Red Cross moves to avert looming hunger crisis in 14 counties
The Kenya Red Cross has moved to avert a looming hunger crisis posed by drought in 14 counties by supplementing the government’s relief aid efforts....
Children across Marsabit county at risk of acute malnutrition
Children between the ages of 5-10 years across Marsabit county are at risk of acute malnutrition attributed to the ongoing drought ravaging the area. More...