Kenya's Ruto warns of risk of 'starvation in Horn of Africa' due to climate change • FRANCE 24

By Corruption Buzz On Sep 27, 2022

William #Ruto, #Kenya’s new president, granted an #interview to FRANCE 24’s Marc Perelman on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Ruto warned that the worst drought in 40 years risks causing starvation in the Horn of Africa, adding that “3.1 million people are facing severe drought” in Kenya alone. “This is no longer a country-by-country challenge. This is becoming a multilateral challenge,” he insisted, calling on multilateral institutions and lenders for support. Ruto blamed climate change for the drought but stressed that the situation had been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and the resulting fall in grain exports to #Africa.