As the famine continues to face some parts of the country due to harsh weather,Kenyan artist Akothee has come to the rescue of Turkana residents who are starving after drought strike their country.
Through her instagram account, Madam boss has opened a pay bill account to raise funds for famine victims.She also urged her followers to contribute basic needs for Turkana residents.
” But if anyone has the worlds goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him ,how does Gods love abide ❤ ❤ ❤💪💪💪💪💪 Turkana here we come,GOD HELP US WHO IS COMING WITH ME , We welcome cloths foodstuffs , sanitary towels , innerwears, and anyother support you can provide GOD BLESS YOU”she wrote.
The Turkana County government has indicated that more than 800,000 residents are battling hunger and risk starvation, if no urgent measures are put in place to save them.
In Turkana, as in most other drought-ravaged regions, the most affected are elderly women and children who are unable to travel long distances to get food rations.
Last week, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa visited the county and distributed 7,000 bags of maize. But that, to many, was a mere drop in the ocean in this vast county.
Before he left, Mr Wamalwa said that both levels of government will ensure that no Kenyan dies of hunger as the country has enough food in its strategic grain reserve, estimated to currently hold about four million bags of maize.
Mr Wamalwa, who was accompanied by Petroleum and Mining Cabinet Secretary John Munyes, Turkana Deputy Governor Peter Lotethiro, Senator Malachy Ekal and MPs James Lomenen (Turkana South), John Lodepe (Turkana Central) and Christopher Nakuleu (Turkana North), said that going forward, the State will focus on irrigation for sustainability.
The National Drought Management Authority and the Kenya Meteorological Departments have always issued early drought warnings, which are either disregarded or scarcely acted upon.