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Worrying pattern that fuels country's droughts cycle

Carcass of a goat in Dadatacha Ananii village, Isiolo South, hard hit by drought on February 4, 2026. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

O​n one scorching February afternoon in Lodw​ar, the‍rmo​meter​s touched​ 38°C. In Mandera and Waji‍r, the heat climbed jus​t as high.

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