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Obama says will boost US aid to Horn of Africa

President Barack Obama said that the United States would boost its emergency aid to the Horn of Africa by $113 million.

Calling the crisis "urgent," Obama said in a statement that the additional aid would come on top of the $870 million in assistance the United States has already provided to help countries hit by the

Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta (Right) and CBK Governor Njuguna Ndung’u at a past press briefing. [PHOTO: FILE]

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