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Lack of rain hurts crop yield in E. Africa

Vegetation has deteriorated in Kenya and southern Somalia due to this reduction in rainfall

Nairobi, Kenya: Moisture deficiency remains the norm in parts of Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania due to drier than average conditions that may lead to possible crop yield reductions in the three East African nations, food security analysts said.

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