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The ugly truth of nation hit by drought is here with us

Every day, we wake up to traumatising news of the high number of people facing starvation in Kenya. The news filling our TV screens and doing rounds on different social media platforms is heart-wrenching.

These are images that no one can afford to view twice. They are images of emaciated children, women, men and even animals. The drought has not spared anyone; with animal carcasses strewn everywhere. Our country is slowly turning into a nation of abnormal creatures; leading abnormal lives.

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