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1. OVERVIEW Kenya's current food supply situation and outlook give cause for serious concern. The long rains season (March-May), which normally accounts for 80 percent of total annual food production, has failed due to a severe drought.…
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Total Appeal Target : US$ 3,570,098Balance Requested from ACT Network US$ 1,512,675 Geneva, 10 July 2000 Dear Colleagues, The drought situation in Northern Kenya has deteriorated claiming more human lives and loss of thousands of livestock. The long rains…
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NAIROBI, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's ministry of energy has announced an immediate importation of a further 80 megawatts of electric power from Uganda to supplement the dwindling power supply in the wake of drought. Energy minister Francis Lotodo made the announcement…
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by Li Jinqi NAIROBI (July 6) XINHUA - Following the government's decision to waiver duty of imported maize in mid-June, millers in Kenya will import 600, 000 tons of maize from South Africa in the coming months. As one of…
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NAIROBI, 6 July (IRIN) - Sporting a long black skirt, a beige woollen blouse and black jacket, she crossed Nairobi's Uhuru Park to a vendor, picked a sweet, paid for it, stole a glance at us and smiled. Immediately, the…
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1. The Worsening Drought Crisis in Kenya Seasonal rains in most of Kenya have now failed for 2 consecutive years leading to a devastating drought crisis that has engulfed some 3.3 million Kenyans, up sharply from an…
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NAIROBI (July 5) XINHUA - Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi has appealed once again to the international community to assist Kenyans in combating famine. "Kenya has never experienced drought and famine of this magnitude," Moi was quoted as saying by…
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today issued an urgent appeal for $88 million to feed 3.3 million Kenyans threatened by hunger in the wake of that country's recent droughts, which were among the worst in its history. "Kenya…
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NAIROBI - In order to tackle growing hunger caused by one of Kenya's worst droughts in recorded history, the World Food Programme today urgently appealed for US$88 million to feed 3.3 million Kenyans until the end of the year. The…
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NAIROBI (July 4) XINHUA - The acute water shortage in the Kenyan capital Nairobi entered its third month Tuesday with water-borne diseases imminent. The residents in the city warned that an outbreak of water-borne diseases like cholera was impending unless…
