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Over 50,000 face hunger as prolonged drought bites

Over 50,000 face hunger as prolonged drought bites
A starving elderly woman in Nginyang in East Pokot, Baringo County, is happy to have something to calm hunger pangs following famine in the area. [Photo: Antony Gitonga/Standard]

By Robert Kiplagat and Leonard Kulei

Baringo, Kenya: More than 50,000 residents of East Pokot, Baringo County, are in dire need of emergency relief food following prolonged drought in the area.

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