Explainer: How the coronavirus crisis is affecting food supply

Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki said people in Tharaka faced food shortage and scarcity of water due to drought.

Some of the most affected areas are Turkana, Marsabit, Isiolo, Samburu, Wajir, Garissa, Tana River and Tigania West.

National Drought Management Authority has warned that the number of Kenyans facing food crisis could hit two million in July

Farmers who planted in mid-March lost entire crops after the first showers dried up.

Increasingly, climate change has come with convergent impact on social, political, economical and environmental sectors.

The debate over whether Kenyans have died from starvation arising from drought is inappropriate and out-of-place to say the least.

This week Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe are recovering from the devastating effects of Cyclone Idai.

When does drought become food stress, food insecurity or a famine? When should a state declare alarm, alert or emergency?

Coast region has over 165,800 people severely affected by drought.

The prolonged drought in Turkana and Baringo counties has aggravated the food shortage crisis with reports indicating four people have died so far.

The food crisis is expected to last until the end of August when some farmers will have harvested after utilising the expected long rains.

The revelation that more than 1.1 million Kenyans are yet again on the brink of starvation is startling to say the least.