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Samburu MPs led by Naisula Lesuuda have rejected a proposal by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission and Public Service Commission to downgrade the county’s hardship classification, warning it could affect teachers and learners.
Recurrent droughts in northern Kenya are predictable yet poorly managed, Mandera Deputy Governor Ali Maalim Mohamud warns, citing weak planning, limited water access and urgent need for a national response plan.
The report estimates that the world loses roughly 324 billion cubic meters of freshwater every year, enough to satisfy the yearly needs of around 280 million people. These figures reveal that water shortages are no longer just an environmental concern—they are now a pressing economic challenge that could undermine development progress across the globe.