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For Kilifi residents, 2021 is the year they would rather forget as famine wiped out cattle

By Marion Kithi | 4yrs ago

Kahaso Wakatondo quenching her thirst at her home in Ndarako Village, Ganze, Kilifi County. Ganze is one of the areas most affected by famine. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

For Zawadi Kitsa, 2021 is the year she would wish to forget.

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