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Today, more than a third of the population, or 6 million people, are facing severe hunger in a country where 7 out of 10 people live in poverty on less than two dollars a day, data from the World Food Programme shows.

The dire conditions have been exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine, which has contributed to soaring food and fuel costs and disrupted global supply chains, WFP said.

The bomb killed two people - a pregnant woman and her son and injured a 14-year-old boy in the house on Tuesday night, according to Jubaland security ministry spokesman Jama Jofane.

The most recent extended lockdown of the Base Camp took place from 17th December 2021 to 8th January 2022 (end of the year festive season).

The drought has led to a shortage of clean drinking water, a problem with effective sanitation, and an increase in waterborne diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, and typhoid.

According to AMISOM, the new contingent will also perform duties such as guarding key government installations, conducting patrols, ensuring public order, and guarding VIPs and high-level events.

According to the UNOCHA, local communities, authorities, and humanitarian partners are scaling up assistance and intensifying resource mobilization, guided by the drought response plan.

Kenya shares a 681-kilometer porous border with Somalia which is prone to Al-Shabaab attacks that affected the trade, transport, and security in the northeastern region inhabited by Somali people.

Since the beginning of this new year, the Somali army recaptured key towns in the south and central region in an effort to avert the threat of the terrorist group to the election.

The site of the deadly blast is a haven for Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group which been fighting the topple of the western-backed Somali government based in Mogadishu for more than a decade.

This came a day after, a business center in the market was blown up with a car bomb after its owner has refused to pay the tax to ISIS. The new threat has sent a wave of shock throughout the Bakaro market.

Al-Shabaab has recently attacked the area and killed soldiers, including commanders serving in the Somali military.