Life on the front-line of severe food shortages

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Life on the front-line of severe food shortages





Droughts, Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine have led to severe food shortages in the Horn of Africa, with millions of people going hungry. The BBC's Anne Soy reports from northern Kenya where food is scarce and many are struggling to feed themselves and their families.

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At a food distribution centre in the village of Kachoda, a mother grins as she receives some grains and cooking oil - but she is too weak to carry it. The package falls to the ground as she tries to lift it to her head.

But she is among the lucky few who have been chosen to receive the aid - there are hundreds of people gathered outside the food distribution centre, many of them carrying empty sacks.

Hardly any grass can be seen in this dusty and dry area, which is close to the border with Ethiopia and South Sudan.

I'm travelling with Samantha Power, administrator for the US Development Agency (USAid). She has called for more international support "to avoid a hunger catastrophe" in this region.

The US alone cannot meet the demand of people in need of emergency aid in Africa, she says.

Back inside the distribution centre, a committee made up of locals in the community has the tough task of deciding who benefits from the scarce supplies.