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Number of hungry Kenyans swells to 2.3m in seven years

The number of people who need food assistance in Kenya has nearly tripled over seven years, a new report shows.

From 900,000 in 2013, the number of those who require relief food has risen to 2.6 million, according to a report by The Route to Food, an alliance working towards realising the right to food in the country.

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