58 per cent of Kenyans have been consuming inadequate food quantities following the outbreak of coronavirus, a new report has shown. [Courtesy]More than half of the 53 million Kenyans have been consuming inadequate food quantities following the outbreak of coronavirus, a new report has shown. The report, Food Situation During the Covid-19 Pandemic by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), says while food was generally available, many people had their diet compromised mainly because of the rising costs. At least 15,840 people were sampled during the first wave and another 14,616 in the second wave. "There was high food insecurity in a number of counties meaning they require enhanced efforts to cushion the population from hunger and the resultant nutritional effects of inadequate food,” KNBS says.

Source: Standard Digital June 07, 2021 08:48 UTC