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Uhuru receives brief on drought situation

Agriculture CS Willy Bett. (Photo: Beverlyne Musili/Standard)

President Uhuru Kenyatta was Wednesday briefed on the drought situation and mitigation measures that have been put in place.

There are 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (Asal) counties facing serious drought, according to information relayed to the President Wednesday morning by a team comprising Cabinet secretaries and principal secretaries drawn from the ministries of Devolution, Treasury, Agriculture, Labour and East African Affairs.

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