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Hunger remains Kenyans' most serious problem - Twaweza study
Feb. 28, 2018, 12:00 pm
By NANCY AGUTU @nancyagutu
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Pokot woman eats dry chapati as hunger bites at Ameyan in Tiaty Sub-county, Baringo on February 4, 2017. /JOSEPH KANGOGO
Most Kenyans cited hunger as the most serious problem in 2017 as compared to 2016, a Twaweza study has found.
In its report released on Wednesday, the research team noted that 12 per cent of Kenyans cited hunger as a problem as compared to nine per cent in 2016.
The study further revealed that 42 per cent of Kenyans went without eating for a whole day because of lack of money or other resources, a drop from 2016 when it was rated at 43 per cent.
At least 1,701 respondents were interviewed between September 16 to October 13, 2017. The margin error and the confidence level are +/â€2.4 per cent and 95 per cent respectively.
When asked if their household ran out of food because of lack of money or other resources, 51 per cent said yes as compared to 53 per cent in 2016.
Read: Why is Africa still hungry?
More than half of the respondents said they were hungry but did not eat because since there was not enough money for food. In 2016, the number was at 63 per cent.
53 per cent of those interviewed said they had to skip a meal for lack of money to get food. The number was a drop from 65 per cent recorded in 2016.
Most of the respondents said they were worried they would run out of food because of lack of money. This was rated at 68 per cent, a drop from 75 per cent in 2016.
61 per cent said they ate less than they thought.
'What to do with lack of money'
Of the respondents, 30 per cent said they cut some items to fit the amount available while 13 per cent obtained items on credit.
Ten per cent borrowed money, seven per cent looked for other source of income like casual work while two per cent asked for help from family and friends
According to the report, Kenyans see the high cost of living as the most serious problem facing the country with 28 per cent affirming so.
This was a drop compared to 34 per cent in 2016.
One out of three households (33 per cent) reported that their income is enough to meet their daily basic need.This represents a substantial increase from a year earlier, when 1 in 5 (19 per cent) said this.
Over 3.4 million Kenyans face death from starvation as a result of an acute food shortage that has hit at least 14 counties.
The bad news comes barely two months after the government froze the Sh90 maize-flour subsidy programme began at about the same time last year.
At least six people have reportedly died in Baringo after weeks of starvation, amid denials by the local administration.
Read: At least 3.4 million Kenyans face starvation - Red Cross
The biting hunger has been worsened by an acute water shortage due to drought, forcing some inhabitants to trek 15km in search of clean water.
Leaders from both Baringo and Isiolo described the situation as “very bad”.
More on this: Millions starve as food crunch bites yet again
The Kenya Red Cross Society has launched a Sh1 billion appeal to aid 3.4 million Kenyans affected by drought.
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Feb. 28, 2018, 12:00 pm
By NANCY AGUTU @nancyagutu
Pokot woman eats dry chapati as hunger bites at Ameyan in Tiaty Sub-county, Baringo on February 4, 2017. /JOSEPH KANGOGO
Most Kenyans cited hunger as the most serious problem in 2017 as compared to 2016, a Twaweza study has found.
In its report released on Wednesday, the research team noted that 12 per cent of Kenyans cited hunger as a problem as compared to nine per cent in 2016.
The study further revealed that 42 per cent of Kenyans went without eating for a whole day because of lack of money or other resources, a drop from 2016 when it was rated at 43 per cent.
At least 1,701 respondents were interviewed between September 16 to October 13, 2017. The margin error and the confidence level are +/â€2.4 per cent and 95 per cent respectively.
When asked if their household ran out of food because of lack of money or other resources, 51 per cent said yes as compared to 53 per cent in 2016.
Read: Why is Africa still hungry?
More than half of the respondents said they were hungry but did not eat because since there was not enough money for food. In 2016, the number was at 63 per cent.
53 per cent of those interviewed said they had to skip a meal for lack of money to get food. The number was a drop from 65 per cent recorded in 2016.
Most of the respondents said they were worried they would run out of food because of lack of money. This was rated at 68 per cent, a drop from 75 per cent in 2016.
61 per cent said they ate less than they thought.
'What to do with lack of money'
Of the respondents, 30 per cent said they cut some items to fit the amount available while 13 per cent obtained items on credit.
Ten per cent borrowed money, seven per cent looked for other source of income like casual work while two per cent asked for help from family and friends
According to the report, Kenyans see the high cost of living as the most serious problem facing the country with 28 per cent affirming so.
This was a drop compared to 34 per cent in 2016.
One out of three households (33 per cent) reported that their income is enough to meet their daily basic need.This represents a substantial increase from a year earlier, when 1 in 5 (19 per cent) said this.
Over 3.4 million Kenyans face death from starvation as a result of an acute food shortage that has hit at least 14 counties.
The bad news comes barely two months after the government froze the Sh90 maize-flour subsidy programme began at about the same time last year.
At least six people have reportedly died in Baringo after weeks of starvation, amid denials by the local administration.
Read: At least 3.4 million Kenyans face starvation - Red Cross
The biting hunger has been worsened by an acute water shortage due to drought, forcing some inhabitants to trek 15km in search of clean water.
Leaders from both Baringo and Isiolo described the situation as “very bad”.
More on this: Millions starve as food crunch bites yet again
The Kenya Red Cross Society has launched a Sh1 billion appeal to aid 3.4 million Kenyans affected by drought.
Click here for the latest political news
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