Up to 2.6 million people cannot afford a decent meal more than half a century after independence

A roadside food kiosk proprietor prepares chapatis for his customers' lunch at Arina estate in Kisumu on May 10,2017. Up to 2.6 million people cannot afford a decent meal (Photo: Denish Ochieng| Standard)

One of the national priorities outlined by Kenya’s first president, Jomo Kenyatta, after independence was to fight hunger.

But as the country turns 54 today, millions of Kenyans cannot afford to put at least one meal a day on the table.