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KENYA The slump in rainfall, as experienced in most parts of South Africa, will result in a severe spell of prolonged drought, according to a warning issued by the Kenya Meteorological Department ( kmd ).

They have predicted that the severity of this drought, which commenced last year, will be worse than that of 1983-1984. kmd 's director Evans Mukolwe said that it should be clear that the series of dry conditions that followed the current rainfall deficits are similar to what had resulted in the 1983-84 droughts.

He further pointed out that although there are expectations of rain in western and coastal parts of the country, the damage done to crops by the rain deficit

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