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People in more than half of Kenya's 42 counties face starvation due the cycle of famine related deaths brought about by ongoing drought that has seen an estimated 1.3 million Kenyans acutely food insecure and in need of assistance.
Residents are losing their animals in thousands due to lack of pasture and water and are forced to travel tens of kilometers for the valuable resource.
Kenya Red Cross has stepped in to try and mitigate the situation by carrying out a cash transfer to a population of about 340,000 who are in dire need of aid.
Kenya Red Cross Societies Secretary General Abbas Gullet says the organization is appealing for financial aid to a tune of US$100m.
"Of the one billion, 75% of that is going on the whole issue of cash transfer because we want to give people cash," he said.
Read the original article on Theafricareport.com : Over 2 million Kenyans at risk of starvation due to drought | East & Horn Africa
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Residents are losing their animals in thousands due to lack of pasture and water and are forced to travel tens of kilometers for the valuable resource.
Kenya Red Cross has stepped in to try and mitigate the situation by carrying out a cash transfer to a population of about 340,000 who are in dire need of aid.
Kenya Red Cross Societies Secretary General Abbas Gullet says the organization is appealing for financial aid to a tune of US$100m.
"Of the one billion, 75% of that is going on the whole issue of cash transfer because we want to give people cash," he said.
Read the original article on Theafricareport.com : Over 2 million Kenyans at risk of starvation due to drought | East & Horn Africa
Follow us: @theafricareport on Twitter | theafricareport on Facebook
