Famine

Pastoralists feed rice straws to cattle amidst biting famine in Tana

Reading Time: 2 minutes Rice production in Tana and Bura Irrigation Schemes has been a boon to farmers and pastoralists as rice straw now […]

State to support school-feeding plan in fight against famine – CS

Reading Time: 2 minutes The proposed school-feeding programmes will soon be a reality, with Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu yesterday saying the government will […]

Over 180,000 people face famine in Laikipia

Reading Time: 2 minutes About 183,000 people in Laikipia county are facing starvation due to prolonged drought, says the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) […]

Gachagua to lead high-level famine talks, says Ruto

Reading Time: 3 minutes President William Ruto yesterday announced that his deputy Rigathi Gachagua would chair an intergovernmental meeting on efforts to curb the […]

Next government should tackle drought as a priority

Reading Time: 3 minutes It is a crying shame that drought has become perennial and accepted as inevitable. And now, for the umpteenth time, […]

Expert: Locust invasion in Wajir county could cause hunger

Reading Time: < 1 minute Henry Andanje Kenya risks experiencing hunger if the current locusts invasion in Wajir county is not controlled from spreading to […]