The Kenya Red Cross Society has launched an initiative to raise money to feed starving Kenyans. 1.5 million face starvationLate last year, reports suggested that about 1.5 million Kenyans faced starvation due to poor rains in two years. The money will be used to treat malnourished children, pregnant women and lactating mothers in 10 counties worst-hit by the drought, targeting 350,000 people. “We intend to conduct a direct cash transfer to the most food insecure families and where markets are functional, target 17,500 families,” Gullet said. The government says it has enough food for Kenyans up to June, after which it will rely on food produced in the April-May long rains.

Source: The Star January 27, 2017 22:18 UTC