Kenya: The report that projects a shortage of 10 million bags of maize next year should not only be taken seriously, but lead to the taking of concrete action that will ensure no Kenyan lives are lost to famine.
The fact that the report is produced from an assessment carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) gives it a level of unequalled credibility that the government would ignore at the peril of its vulnerable communities, especially those living in northern Kenya.