[Photo: JOB WERU/STANDARD] An acute water shortage has hit seven counties in northern Kenya, with authorities saying the situation has reached a crisis level. Northern Water Services Board (NWSB ...

In fact, 71 percent of our planet is covered in water [1]. Despite this, one in nine people do not have access to safe drinking water – that's around 785 million people [2]. But thanks to a solar ...

Several projects to secure a stable water supply in Kenya are in progress or have been undertaken by the government ...

Deep in Shimba Hills, Kwale county, water scarcity has become a relentless struggle for residents of Likoni village. Despite the region’s lush green forests and hilly terrain, the community relies on ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. KAJIADO, KENYA: As people around the globe marked the World Water Day on March 22, school ...

More than 43% of people in Kenya — many of them children — live in poverty. The current, devastating food crisis is forcing families who depend on livestock for their livelihoods continue to migrate ...

This crisis results in: Catastrophic crop failures Public ... the Somaliland State Ministry of Water Resources Development and the Kenya National Drought Management Authority.

Five years of drought followed by destructive heavy rains have affected Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia ... affected by the crisis in Sudan. Oxfam and our partners are assisting people in five states ...