wow.gm - Tens of thousands of people are facing food scarcity in the areas of Baringo and East Pokot in Kenya's north Rift, a humanitarian official said. "There is an acute food shortage and the situation has been rated as alarming," Anthony Mwangi, public relations manager with the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), said. At least 64,000 people were affected in East Pokot and another 32,000 in Baringo. Mwangi said the food scarcity was attributed to poor rainfall and drought, which had led to crop...» view full story