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Number of Kenyan children facing malnutrition could double with drought

Nakuru county chief executive officer in charge of health Dr Mungai Kabii hands over a new weight management kit to community health workers during a ceremony in Naivasha. The kit that has been developed in Japan will help persons suffering from obesity or overweight monitor and control their weight. PHOTO: ANTONY GITONGA/STANDARD

The number of malnourished children in the country could double in the coming days due to the ongoing drought.

According to the Ministry of Health, five per cent of children in the country are already faced with wasting because of living under hard circumstances like drought.

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