Nairobi Star (Nairobi)
Diana Madegwa
15 June 2011
The number of people facing severe food shortages is set to increase as the impact of drought, along with high food and fuel prices, continues to grip.
This is according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Sates, which warns that more than eight million people in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti are facing starvation.
The organization says that the situation is bound to get worse, as milk production in the drought stricken areas has collapsed and is not expected to recover until October when the short rains are expected to start. The official numbers of Kenyans facing starvation is currently at three million.
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