Hunger

More than half of Kenyan households sleep hungry over decrease in income

Reading Time: 2 minutes The number of family members going hungry per household in the country increased by more than 16 per cent by […]

Two succumb to hunger as governor appeals for food aid

Reading Time: 2 minutes More than 200,000 people are in dire need of relief food in Baringo county as the persistent drought takes its […]

Juja: Hungry children keep off school as famine bites

Reading Time: 2 minutes More than 200 pupils at Nyacaba Primary School in Juja, Kiambu County have dropped out of school as a result […]

Revamp agriculture to fight hunger, famine

Reading Time: 2 minutes It goes without saying that if the government hopes to ease the pain of biting drought it must implement far-reaching […]

State to prioritise irrigation to fight hunger

Reading Time: < 1 minute The government has prioritised a massive irrigation programme in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) counties in a move to curb […]

Long-term solutions needed to end hunger

Reading Time: 2 minutes The ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, is posing a serious threat to lives and livelihoods, putting […]

Auditor reveals how weak laws curtail fight on hunger, drought

Reading Time: 3 minutes Efforts by national and county governments to mitigate drought and hunger may not bear fruit if the supporting policies and […]