TURKANA, Kenya, Feb ⁠19 (Reuters) - Four years after a record drought devastated northern Kenya, failed rains are once again causing starvations, with aid ⁠cuts forcing agencies to scale back their efforts and feed fewer people. The family's difficulties have mounted after her son was killed a fortnight ago in a cattle rustling raid while herding animals. Sarah Ayodi, the head of WFP's field office in Turkana, told Reuters that 333,000 people in the county required food aid, but said the agency would not be able to support them after next month. You can't survive here because of drought ... even trees and wild ​fruits are nowhere to be seen, not even a green leaf," Akol said. The drought has ⁠also left a visible trail of loss in Kenya, with cattle carcasses seen across landscapes inhabited by pastoralists.

Source: The Star February 19, 2026 22:10 UTC