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How insecurity fuels hunger and pain in our once bountiful region

Bare farmland in Arror, Kerio Valley, Elgeyo Marakwet County following the insecurity currently in the area. [Photo: Fred Kibor Standard]

When the tunnel to the irrigation farm was blocked, she watched in disbelief as her green grams wilted until they finally dried up.

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