Prolonged drought in Kenya leaves millions vulnerable

In drought-hit north-eastern Kenya, villagers have been forced to drag their dead livestock to distant fields for burning to keep the stench of death and scavenging hyenas away from their homes.

Mandera County along Kenya’s borders with Ethiopia and Somalia has seen no rain since May.

The National Drought Management Authority has put about nine counties on alert, but in Mandera, the “alarm” phase is one step short of an official…