'People spend days without food': Kenyans suffering malnutrition due to recurring droughts

Irish charity Concern is on the ground in the poverty-stricken country, with a range of projects to alleviate the suffering of its people

Joyce Lopua with baby Cynthia, who contracted malaria and is suffering from severe pneumonia. Pictures: Eugene Ikua/Concern Worldwide

Recurring droughts have seen malnutrition, food shortages, livelihood loss, illness, attacks and displacement increase across Kenya.

Turkana county, in northwest Kenya, has an overall poverty rate of more than 75%, making it the most poverty-stricken region in the East African country.