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Originally published by The Kenyan Wall Streetbusiness
September 14, 2025
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Kenya’s Mid-Year Harvests Have Slowed Hunger, Yet 2.1 Million Kenyans Could Face Crisis by January
1.8 million Kenyans faced acute food insecurity between July and September 2025, and a below-average October–December rain forecast could exacerbate the figure to 2.1 million by January next year, an […]..
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Despite a temporary respite from hunger due to mid-year harvests, Kenya faces a looming food crisis, with up to 2.1 million Kenyans projected to experience acute food insecurity by January 2025. This worsening outlook is primarily due to a forecasted below-average October–December rain season and ongoing economic pressures.
- Between July and September 2025, 1.8 million Kenyans experienced acute food insecurity, a figure expected to rise to 2.1 million by January 2026.
- The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis highlights significantly reduced crop yields (40–70% below typical levels) in agro-pastoral and marginal agricultural zones.
- Acute malnutrition is projected to affect approximately 741,883 children aged 6–59 months and 109,462 pregnant and lactating women, exacerbated by funding shortfalls for screening activities.
- A lack of humanitarian funding has led to reduced aid, with WFP-assisted food distributions reaching only about 165,000 people in Q1 2025 and the suspension of the National Drought Management Authority’s safety-net in August 2024.
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