A child stands in front of food aid supplied by the World Food Programme (WFP) ahead of distribution in Nalemkais Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
Locals queue to receive food aid as severe drought continues, in Nalemkais Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
A child collects water from a well to quench livestock amid water shortage caused by prolonged drought in Lopii Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
An elderly Turkana woman covers herself from the hot sun after receiving her food ration, in Lomeluku Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
World Vision Kenya humanitarian worker verifies food assistance details as people queue for aid as prolonged drought continues in Nalemkais Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
Turkana women fetch water from a well in Lopii Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
Locals share food rations distributed by World Vision Kenya as severe drought continues, in Nalemkais Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
Children walk across an open field carrying water amid a prolonged drought in Nadunga Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
Achukwa Lotukoi Nakine, 87, lies beside his grandson amid a prolonged drought in Nadunga Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
Locals share food rations distributed by World Vision Kenya as severe drought continues, in Nalemkais Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
A man stands at a watering point with his camels, as residents rely on aid from World Vision and the World Food Programme in Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
A woman stands beside her food ration after distribution of aid, in Nalemkais Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
Locals share food rations distributed by World Vision Kenya as severe drought continues, in Nalemkais Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
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2:01 AM on Tuesday, February 10
By PATRICK NGUGI
TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya (AP) — Prolonged drought has left millions of people struggling to find food and water in parts of northern Kenya, where livestock deaths have deepened the crisis for pastoral communities.
Images show residents lining up for food aid, sharing rations after distributions and children and women fetching scarce water for households and surviving animals.
The northeastern regions, including areas near the Somali border, are among the hardest hit after repeated failed rainy seasons.
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