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Residents waiting for relief food at Kiawara DCC's office in Kieni Nyeri where Trade,Investment and Industry CS Moses Kuria officiated the function of relief food distribution. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]
The drought season will worsen the food insecurity situation in the country, with the number of people facing acute food insecurity expected to reach 5.4 million by June, a new report shows.
Speaking at the launch of the report at State House, President William Ruto called for scaling up of interventions to tackle drought. He said the response must be urgent to avert "widespread distress and suffering".
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