Rain brings new plant growth to Kenya

Recent rainfall has brought new plant growth to parts of Kenya that have not seen rain for years, but aid workers say this has done little to undo the damage caused by years of drought.



Peter Smerdon of the UN World Food Program in Kenya said the country is experiencing its worst drought for a decade, with parts of the country having gone for four years without rain.



Smerdon told the CNN that the drought has brought food shortages to the entire Horn of Africa, with just fewer than 4 million Kenyans and 6.2 million Ethiopians still in need of food assistance.



He said while the years of drought have not resulted in a famine, long-term food shortages have had a devastating impact on whole communities.