Four Million At Risk Amid Kenya Food Crisis – UN
More than four million people are facing high levels of food insecurity in Kenya, according to new data released by the UN.
This figure has risen from just over three million people last year.
Over 900,000 children below the age of five have been found to be acutely malnourished.
The entire country’s north, and much of the north-eastern regions, are facing food insecurity at crisis or emergency levels, the data classification shows.
The March to May rainfall has been low, irregular and poorly distributed in much of the distressed regions, which has affected production of food.
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