Should President Kenyatta abandon other pillars of his much hyped Big 4 Agenda and focus on Food Security?
The Kenyan Government is once again on the spotlight over it’s failure to ensure there is sufficient food for all it’s citizens.
The Government has denied that there have been hunger related deaths even as the situation on the ground reveal otherwise.
Some Parts of the Country are indeed of dire need of help and with this in mind, a number of Members of Parliament have made a passionate plea to President Kenyatta to help the Country deal with this drought menace once and for all.
Some lawmakers drawn from the Catholic faith have urged president Uhuru Kenyatta to prioritise food security in the governments’ legacy agenda.
Speaking at St Veronica Catholic Church in Syokimau, Machakos county, yesterday, the MPs decried suffering of residents in more than 10 counties hit by famine.
Led by Joyce Kamene (Machakos Woman Rep), Joshua Mwalyo (Masinga), Paul Katana (Kaloleni), Charles Nguna (Mwingi West), Jacqueline Oduol (nominated), Innocent Momanyi (Bobasi), Francis Masala (Suna West), Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti) and Paul Abuor (Rongo), the MPs told the State to focus on feeding the nation.
“As leaders, we cannot keep crying of hunger all the time. Let the President forget about the other areas in the Big-4 agenda and deal with food security first,” said Kimilu.
They urged the President to crack down on corrupt government officials and not to be dissuaded by political bickering. The MPs challenged the Church to back the government in the war on corruption.
“The church should not leave the nation to politicians, we need prayers. Billions of money ought to have been used to eliminate hunger is looted by individuals,” Kimilu added.