Starving West Pokot families in Kenya is migrating to Uganda

Published 2022년 7월 1일

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The North Rift region of Kenya is experiencing a severe food crisis due to prolonged drought and erratic rains, leading to crop failure and mass migration. Approximately 100,000 people in West Pokot County are affected, with some seeking refuge in Uganda. The Kenya Red Cross Society has declared an emergency, providing cash vouchers and foodstuff to affected households, and distributing drought-resistant seeds. The National Drought Management Authority reports that 4 million Kenyans are facing starvation in 23 arid and semi-arid counties. Leaders from these counties have requested humanitarian aid, and the government has allocated Sh1.1 billion to support the poor and vulnerable.

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Thousands of families faced with starvation in parts of the North Rift region are in urgent need of relief supplies and access to health care as a humanitarian agency issues alert over the deteriorating food situation in the region. About 100,000 people in West Pokot County are faced with an acute food shortage caused by crop failure due to prolonged drought with the majority of those affected migrating to Uganda in search of food and pasture for their animals. The hard-hit areas are in Pokot Central and Pokot-sub-counties. Some of the areas affected are Ombolion, Kasei, Turkwel, Kiwawa, Kodich, Alale, Kasei, Takaiwa and Kodich in the Pokot North sub-county. The Kenya Red Cross Society manager in charge of the North Rift region Esther Chege said 81,219 households are in urgent need of relief supplies. “Almost all the sub-counties are faced with acute food shortages. We have so far issued cash vouchers of Sh5,000 to 2,723 households to enable them to purchase priority foodstuff,” ...

Source: Businessdailyafrica