Kenya Drought Archives

US Gives Ethiopia $137m to Feed Drought Victims

August 3, 2017TesfaNews42 Comments

BY ESAT NEWS The Trump administration announced more than $169 million in humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia and Kenya to support people affected by prolonged severe drought. Ethiopian regime officials have been saying that they would use available local resources and funds meant for development projects if the international community did not step in to help […]

Kenya Declares Drought a National Disaster

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017TesfaNews8 Comments

By TesfaNews, President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday declared the drought, which has affected as much as half the country, a national disaster and appealed for international aid. He said his government would increase food handouts to the the most affected communities to counter the effect. The Kenya Red Cross has estimated around 2.7 million people […]