Food shortage looms as failed rains take toll

Eldoret, Kenya: Even as the Government struggles to address food shortage in some parts of the country, anxiety hangs over the expected levels of maize harvest later in the year.

The North Rift region, classified as the country’s grain basket, suffered persistent dry spells just after farmers had sown their seeds at the onset of initial rains in mid-March, casting fear of poor harvest at the end of this season.