heavy war , depression , and soaring food prices cause that half of the population of the african region of somalia is in immediate lack of food relief in order to prevent a famine , according to a new article . every sixth boy under the age of five is acutely malnourished , and three and a quarter of people are in need of immediate aid , a number 77 % higher than last decade , attributed to the food crisis analysts unit ( fsau ) , it is base in nairobi , kenya .
Kenya is in need of food.