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Villagers cry for help as drought escalates

THE STANDARD By Abdimalik Hajir | April 5th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Woman at a borehole in Balambala, Garissa. [Abdimalik Hajir, Standard] Hunger-stricken families in Garissa are appealing for relief food and water as drought intensifies. Local leaders say the situation is dire and needs immediate intervention with combined efforts from national and county as well as humanitarian aid agencies. Already, pastoralists have lost a significant number of livestock as others remain weak from the vagaries of drought that continue to ravage parts of the county. Last week, the government announced that 1.2 million people were at risk of starvation as a result of drought.

Smart weather app helps Kenya s herders brace for drought

Smart weather app helps Kenya s herders brace for drought Tuesday, 16 February 2021 12:52 GMT A young man at Merille Livestock Market in northern Kenya receives a call to alert him of the week’s weather forecast transmitted through the myAnga app, Merille, Kenya, on Feb. 2, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Kagondu Njagi About our Climate coverage We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change Share: App gets forecasts from virtual weather stations Information can save herders scouting as far as 120 km Illiteracy and low smartphone access limit app s reach By Kagondu Njagi MERILLE, Kenya, Feb 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting under a low tree to escape the blazing Kenyan sun, Kaltuma Milkalkona and two young men hunch intently over the older woman s smartphone - but they are not transfixed by the latest sports scores or a trending internet meme.

This Weather App Helps Kenyan Herders Save Livestock — and Their Livelihoods

This Weather App Helps Kenyan Herders Save Livestock and Their Livelihoods The myAnga app limits livestock death by predicting extreme and erratic weather patterns. By Kagondu Njagi MERILLE, Kenya, Feb 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Sitting under a low tree to escape the blazing Kenyan sun, Kaltuma Milkalkona and two young men hunch intently over the older woman s smartphone but they are not transfixed by the latest sports scores or a trending internet meme. The men instead are looking at a weather alert for their village in the country s north, sent through an app that uses weather station data to help pastoralists prepare for drought.

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