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Vicious cycle of annual famine continues to haunt Kenyans

Year in year out, large swaths of Kenya go through a vicious, dehumanising cycle that exposes local people to the vagaries of famine and extreme hunger, leaving no option but to survive on government-sanctioned aid programmes. This year, the situation is no different.

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