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/ 5 March 2006

WFP warns of ‘catastrophe’ in drought-stricken Kenya

The United Nations food agency on Saturday warned of an impending catastrophe if donors delay funding humanitarian programmes to feed at least 3,5-million Kenyans threatened by a prolonged drought. The agency has enough cereals to last until April, but will run out of the less important vegetable oil and pulses by month’s end, World Food Programme (WFP) spokesperson Peter Smerdon said.