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Food aid drive launched for hunger-stricken locals

A Turkana herdsman accompanied by a herdsboy migrate with cattle to the border of Ethiopia in search of water and pasture for the animals due to biting drought in the region. [Lucas Ngasike, Standard]

To combat the region's hunger, the county government of Turkana has started distributing relief food to drought victims.

During monitoring of the relief food distribution in Lodwar, public services and disaster management county executive Jeremiah Namuya said 486 tonnes of relief food was distributed.

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