Kenya
![Supporting communities facing recurring drought, such as Nkutayo Lenatuwaki [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-us/where-we-work/kenya/images/nkutayo-lenatuwaki/1087404-3-eng-GB/nkutayo-lenatuwaki_1column50_12space_landscape.jpg)
Though a predominantly agricultural country, fertile, arable land is scarce and competition for resources often leads to conflict and environmental damage as land is overused
As a regional trade hub with tourist-filled safaris and economic growth, Kenya has a lot of potential, so it is a sad fact that bad governance and corruption is worsening inequality and conflict.
Disputed 2007 elections and the violence that followed caused huge displacement and, with the political conflicts not decisively dealt with, the country has been set back in its path to development.
Our regional office in Nairobi works with church partners to tackle corruption head-on, and support communities facing recurring drought, a changing climate, and living with HIV.
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“I tie rope around my stomach,” says 70-year-old Ayapan, “and then I drink hot water. That is how I cope with hunger.” |
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![Linet Atieno Awinda, 39, has been living outside the local police station, along with 44 other families, mostly women and children, since the election violence [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/kenya/images/linet-atieno-awinda/279345-2-eng-GB/linet-atieno-awinda_0column75_nospace_landscape.jpg)
