2008–2009 Kenya drought
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Between 2008 and early 2010, Kenya, one of the countries of Eastern Africa, was affected by a severe drought, which put ten million people at risk of hunger and caused a large number of deaths to livestock in Kenyan Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), constituting around 88% of the country.[2][3]
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2008–2009 Kenya drought | |
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Country | Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Djibouti[1] |
Location | East Africa |
Period | 2008, 2009, early 2010 |
Theory | severe drought, irregular rainfall |
Effect on demographics | 11 million people affected |
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The areas which experienced the worst effects were Northern Kenya, Somalia and Southern Ethiopia, most severely in Kajiado and Laikipia. These predominantly pastoral regions reported deaths of up to half of the livestock.[2] Droughts in Kenya have become more frequent causing crop failures and devastation as three-quarters of the population are sustained by agriculture.[3]