Garissa County coordinator James Kianda has said he will convene a steering committee meeting that will involve NGOs and other humanitarian agencies to help map up areas that need urgent relief assistance.
Kianda revealed that the national government was fully aware of the current drought situation in the county, and is in the process of coming up with a programme that will ensure all the donations towards assisting the hunger-stricken families are put in a similar basket to be distributed in an organized manner.
“We do not want a situation where relief food items and other non-food donations are distributed haphazardly. We would want to see that the food supply and other non-food aid reach to all corners of the county and in a very organized manner,” he stated.
Garissa County is currently witnessing biting water and food crisis, with locals appealing to the government and humanitarian agencies for food donations.