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The worst droughts to have ravaged Kenya in 150 years

One of the worst droughts was witnessed in 1898 as it swept across Central and Eastern provinces as well as parts of Rift Valley. [File, Standard]

What a toxic cocktail: Pandemic, drought, and then elections! These are the realities that Kenya is grappling with as it trudges from one doomed option to another. It is like holding the tail of a tiger as one navigates between a blazing inferno and severe hunger pangs.

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