Assure farmers of cheap inputs before short rains

A man ploughing land at Nessuit area in Njoro, Nakuru County. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Ominous warnings have been issued about food security. The UN has said up to 22 million people face acute drought in the region.

Out of this, more than four million Kenyans are staring at starvation. The reasons given are that the failed long rains coupled with high cost of fertiliser and the long drawn-out war between Russia and Ukraine are pushing many to starvation.