Authorities say drought is once again taking place, with 23 of Kenya’s 47 counties affected. 4 million people do not have enough to eat, at least 800,000 children show signs of malnutrition, and livestock – the backbone of pastoral life – are dying. In Turkana alone, 350,000 households are on the brink of starvation. ” Kenya is still recovering from one of its worst droughts in 40 years, which gripped the country between 2020 and 2023. “In Kenya, a quarter of the population faces severe food insecurity, even as up to 40% of the food produced is lost or wasted each year,” according to a September report by the World Resources Institute (WRI). Since Kenya adopted a devolved system of government in 2013, Turkana has seen new schools and health centres built, irrigation schemes launched, boreholes drilled, and some roads tarmacked.