News Scarcity of maize bites as drought hits countryFarmers harvest maize at Moiben in Kenya's Uasin Gishu County. “Food shortage is unavoidable as a result of erratic rainfall experienced,” said Jane Yator from Uasin Gishu County. Several families in West Pokot, Baringo, Turkana and parts of Elgeyo Marakwet counties are staring at starvation. In Lake Baringo, water levels are dropping at an alarming rates while other sources have dried up. It has emerged that due to the drought crocodiles have killed more than 1,000 goats in the lake past one month alone.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 25, 2018 03:11 UTC