500,000 people in Mandera starving, says governor

Mandera Governor Mohammed Khalif. [Samson Wire, Standard]

Mandera Governor Mohamed Khalif says more than half a million people in the county lack food and are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

The statistics, according to Khalif, are contained in the 'short rains assessment' report commissioned by his office. About 550,000 residents are in need of food supplies.