Robinson to visit crisis-hit region

FORMER president Mary Robinson will fly out to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa today to see first-hand the crisis affecting more than 10 million people.

The worst drought in 60 years has led to massive population displacement, with the largest refugee camp in one part of Kenya now home to at least 360,000, far more than its original 90,000 capacity.

Ms Robinson, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, will accompany senior personnel from Oxfam, Concern and Trocaire as they visit affected areas in northern and north-eastern Kenya.