Cabinet releases Sh4.1bn as 3.3m Kenyans face starvation
Cabinet has authorises release of Sh4.1 billion to scale up drought response interventions as 3.3 million people face acute food insecurity...
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The Kenyan Cabinet has approved the release of Sh4.1 billion to bolster drought response efforts as 3.3 million Kenyans face acute food insecurity, a number projected to rise to 3.6 million by June 2026 without immediate intervention.
- Drought conditions have severely worsened since January 2026 due to the failure of the October-December 2025 short rains, marking the driest season since 1981 in parts of eastern Kenya.
- The Cabinet expressed concern over deteriorating livestock conditions, increased animal deaths, and rising human-wildlife conflict, highlighting the risk of a full-blown emergency.
- Funds will support critical relief food distribution, water provision, and non-food assistance across affected regions, including Mandera, Wajir, Kwale, and Kilifi counties, which are currently in the alarm phase.
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The Kenyan Cabinet approved the release of Sh4.1 billion to bolster drought response efforts as 3.3 million Kenyans face acute food insecurity. The Cabinet also approved a major restructuring of the education sector, which includes merging the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), Universities Fund, TVET Funding Board, and the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) into a single authority. Additionally, the Cabinet approved Phase III of the Kenya-China Project. This project will equip 70 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges with modern training facilities to support the rollout of competency-based education and training (CBET).
