Mt Kenya joins regions that need food aid over drought

Residents waiting for relief food at Kiawara DC's office in Kieni, Nyeri. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Mt Kenya becomes the second region after the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) to be put on high alert as areas that require humanitarian assistance following the severe drought.

Kiambu, Kirinyaga, and Murang'a counties have joined Laikipia, Tharaka Nithi, Meru, Tharaka Nithi, and Nyeri as areas that have been facing severe drought since the year began and require food, water and treatment of both livestock and people.