Counties affected increase as drought lingers in Kenya

STORY: Counties affected increase as drought lingers in Kenya DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:01 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a mother and her children inside a hut in drought-stricken northern Kenya 2. various of Kenya Meteorological Department 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRIS NG'ETICH, Climate Scientist of Kenya Meteorological Department 4. various of herders and livestock in northern Kenya 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRIS NG'ETICH, Climate Scientist of Kenya Meteorological Department 6. various of local people fetching water 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRIS NG'ETICH, Climate Scientist of Kenya Meteorological Department STORYLINE: The drought situation in Kenya has continued to worsen in the arid and semi-arid lands and some counties outside the area. As a result, this has increased the number of counties in the alarm phase of drought from 10 to 14, according to the country's National Drought Management Authority (NDMA). In an interview with Xinhua, Chris Ng