Food rations in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp have been halved after the Trump administration suspended U.S. aid to the U.N. World Food Program, putting 300,000 refugees at greater risk of hunger and malnutrition. Refugees now receive only a third of the recommended food supply, with cash transfers and nutritional support programs also cut. Aid workers warn of worsening conditions by August if funding doesn’t resume.
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Kenya announces plan to combat rising gender-based violence as 100 women are killed in four months
Kenya’s government has declared gender-based violence the nation’s most pressing security threat, with 100 women killed in the past four months, and has formed a specialized unit to combat femicides, as the U.N. reports that Africa recorded the highest rate of partner-related femicide in 2023.
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At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya; more rain expected
At least 70 people have died due to flooding and heavy rains in Kenya since mid-March, with 15,000 people displaced and thousands of houses and schools damaged or destroyed.