Kenya Drought News Today

Kenyas arid areas recovering from drought after heavy rains-

Designed and developed by indigenous researchers, Kenyan Taifa-1 has been created to help the African nation to gauge the extent of an ongoing drought by monitoring and collating data on the agriculture and the environment of Kenya

About 1.1 mln children, women acutely malnourished as drought ravages Kenya-

Kenyas President William Ruto has hosted a national prayer day on Tuesday as the nation faces drought and famine. The event was interdenominational and has taken place at the Nyayo National Stadium in the capital Nairobi.

Kenya warns of worsening food crisis as drought escalates in arid counties-

The number of children in grave drought conditions, threatened by severe hunger, thirst and disease in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has reached around 20.2 million, more than doubling in five months.

Experts say Kenya’s earnings from tea exports are expected to drop next year due to the persistent drought and dollar exchange rate.

Kenya projects rise in number of people in need of food aid amid drought-

Kenya projects rise in number of people in need of food aid amid drought-

Drought in the Horn of Africa is worsening hunger across the region, including in Kenya, where authorities say nearly a million children are acutely malnourished. The failure of a fifth rainy season in a row has authorities and aid groups scrambling to prevent famine. Ahmed Hussein reports from Wajir county in northern Kenya.