Drought, hunger ravage five Coast counties

A trader in Bamba town off-loads sacks of grass as he waits for farmers to buy the commodity for their livestock as the prolonged drought continue in some parts of Ganze, Kaloleni and Magarini in Kilifi County, October 18, 2016. Traders from Kilifi town are transporting bags of grass to Bamba, about 60 KM to sale them to the farmers at a cost of Sh200 per bag thus making a booming business from the starving farmers. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

Five counties in the Coast region are staring at starvation as the country faces another cycle of famine-related deaths.

Focus will be on governors Salim Mvurya (Kwale), John Mruttu (Taita Taveta), Issa Timamy (Lamu), Amason Kingi (Kilifi) and Hussein Dado (Tana River), whose counties face the highest risk.