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Kenya sets aside Sh2.3b for drought intervention

NAIROBI, KENYA: The national government has factored in Sh2.3Billion towards interventions to mitigate drought in hunger-prone areas across the country.

The funds are aimed at creating short-term solutions to the biting hunger facing Kenyans in Arid and Semi- Arid lands (ASAL) counties especially in pastoral areas such as Baringo, Wajir, Turkana, Marsabit among other arid areas.

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