Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has revealed that in preparation to hand over relief food to the Turkana County for distribution in all 6 constituencies, his team has now set up a mobile medical camp in the area to deal with emergency cases.
He has further stated that patients with complicated cases will be airlifted for specialized treatment.
Sonko on Wednesday, March 20, took it upon himself to supply relief food to the residents of Turkana county following ravaging hunger that has hit the region.
Sonko said he was touched by the sad story of people in the northwest region who were struggling with the pangs of hunger everyday.
Initial reports indicated that at least two people had died from hunger in Turkana county while many others were languishing in abject poverty with nothing to eat.
Posting on his social media pages, Sonko noted: “As a Good Deeds Ambassador, my team is repackaging food and other stuffs which will be distributed to Turkana County to save Kenyans who are suffering from hunger.
“I call upon other leaders to also do something and help alleviate hunger. The State has offered Ksh2bn ton the drought affected counties,” he added, captioning pictures of hundreds of bags of food items.