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Country headed for fifth failed rain season amid rising cases of hunger, malnutrition reported

Withered maize in a farm in Naivasha. [Courtesy]

The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) is projecting a fifth failed rain season.

With over 4 million people in need of relief food, the authority warned that the short rains had little impact with 20 of the 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Land (Asal) counties in critical condition.

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