IN PICTURES: Drought, hunger ravage counties in Kenya
A woman skins a carcass to feed her family as drought takes toll in Lopii village, Turkana County in this picture taken on February 27, 2017. PHOTO | SAMMY LUTTA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Journalists look at a carcass of a hippopotamus that died at Lake Kenyatta in Lamu County on March 18, 2017. The lake has dried following a long dry spell. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Carcasses of a cow and donkey at Ingirir Location, Wajir County on March 20, 2017. Tens of livestock have died in the county due to prolonged drought. PHOTO | BRUHAN MAKONG | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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A buffalo on the road between Mokowe Jetty and Mokowe shopping centre in Lamu County on March 18, 2017. Wild animals have moved from protected areas in search of pasture and water following a prolonged dry spell. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Herders have moved livestock to towns in search of pasture and water as drought bites as seen in this picture taken on Ngong Road, Nairobi County on March 13, 2017. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Women fetching water from a well at Chesakam in Tiaty, Baringo county on January 8, 2017. The women travel long distances and risk to get into the well to fetch water as drought bites the region. PHOTO | CHEBOITE KIGEN | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Residents of Geylab village in Modogashe, Garissa County draw water from a borehole. They are forced to use contaminated water due to the dry spell. PHOTO ABDIMALIK ISMAIL | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Residents of Ingirir Location in Wajir County fetch water from an underground water tank on March 20, 2017. Residents have been forced to walk long distances in search of water due to biting drought. PHOTO | BRUHAN MAKONG | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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A young girl waits for her mother to carry relief food, distributed by Kenya Red Cross Society, to their home in Kamuge village, Turkana County on February 23, 2017. PHOTO | SAMMY LUTA | NATION MEDIA GROUP