Famine in Kenya

Willem Van Cotthem
Desertification & Drought
1 min readFeb 25, 2015

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Kenya: 1.6 Million Kenyans Facing Severe Famine

At least 1.6 million Kenyans are facing famine, according to the Ministry of Devolution and Planning.

A multi-agency assessment meeting of stakeholders pointed out that immediate relief was required for the next six months to support affected areas.

“The findings of the assessment estimate that at least 1.63 million people are acutely food insecure and will require immediate assistance over the next six months,” the joint statement by the national and county governments indicated.

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Originally published at desertification.wordpress.com on February 24, 2015.

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