People in need of humanitarian assistance in Kenya rises to 2 mln

NAIROBI, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Kenya has risen to two million, according to the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA).

The majority of those requiring assistance are victims of the October to December 2023 El Nino rains in some of the country's 23 arid and semi-arid areas. At the end of January, the NDMA estimated that the number of people in need of assistance stood at 1.5 million.