Drought-stricken Mandera County in northeastern Kenya is facing a severe water crisis, with villagers burning deceased livestock and fears rising for human lives, particularly children. The region has seen no rain since May, leading to widespread food insecurity.

• Over two million people across 23 counties in Kenya are facing worsening food insecurity.
• The National Drought Management Authority has placed nine counties on alert, with Mandera County at the “alarm” phase.
• The Famine Early Warning Systems Network estimates 20 to 25 million people in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia need humanitarian food assistance due to drought.
• Banissa's main hospital has seen an influx of severely malnourished children, with only eight tins of therapeutic milk remaining in its pediatric unit.
• The pediatric unit at Banissa hospital, serving approximately 200,000 people, has not received supplies from organizations like the World Food Programme in six months.
• School enrollment in Jabi Bar village has dropped by more than half.