3.4m Kenyans at risk of starvation as maize harvest falls short in 2017
A woman scavenging outside a National Cereals and Produce Board store in June. The Kenya government’s imported, subsidised maize programme ends this month. Picture: File
The number of Kenyans staring at starvation is projected to increase in the coming months to 3.4 million, from 2.6 million identified at the beginning of the year.
Maize production is expected to decline by between 20 and 30 per cent this crop year due to insufficient long rains and infestation by the fall armyworm across 27 counties.
