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More Kenyans are still starving, Hunger report shows

Chebanda village in Tiaty, Baringo County, on April 7, 2019. Most residents in Tiaty were affected by the biting hunger and were yet to receive government relief food. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

A Global Hunger Index report shows Kenya's food security is worsening.
 
The 2019 GHI report states that government efforts to ensure nutrition and food security by 2022 have not been enough.
 
Kenya was ranked 86 out of the 117 countries reviewed.
 
However, in 2018, the study showed the country still has “serious levels of hunger” with a ranking of 77 out of 119 countries.

The revelation coincided with the revelation by then Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri who disclosed that over Sh8 billion worth of maize may have gone bad in the National Cereals and Produce Board stores.

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