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More than 500,000 residents of Turkana in dire need of relief aid

A malnourished child. [File, Standard]

More than 500, 000 people in seven sub-counties in Turkana are in dire need of relief food assistance as the drought situation continues to worsen.

According to the latest Kenya Red Cross Society assessment, the prevalence of malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months old, the global acute malnutrition (GAM) level, is currently 20.4 per cent.

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