China has given Kenya a Sh2.25 million grant for food to mitigate the effects of ongoing drought.
Treasury and the Chinese Embassy signed deal on Monday.
China will supply 21,000 metric tonnes of rice, a shipment which is expected to arrive in three weeks.
Treasury CS Henry Rotich said the government has been taking short-term measures to address the food crisis.
“However, the challenge is daunting and our budgetary resources are not adequate. This grant will therefore, go a long way towards supplementing government efforts towards addressing the challenge,” Rotich said during the signing.
He said that approximately three million people in both urban and rural areas are at risk of severe hunger.
“Indeed, because of not getting adequate food, children less than five years, expectant and lactating mothers are highly vulnerable to malnutrition,” the CS said.