Balambala MP Abdikadir Aden has appealed to the national government to urgently intervene over the biting drought being experienced in Garissa County and other parts of North Eastern region.
The MP says that the situation in Garissa is getting out of hand, with thousands of locals facing starvation.
Speaking to journalists at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi on Tuesday, the MP said that thousands of Garissa residents are in dire need of food and water as a result of drought ravaging the county.
“The national government through the disaster management should urgently intervene over the biting drought in Garissa and other parts of the region,” he said.
The lawmaker noted that many livestock have been lost, saying that residents are losing their only source of livelihood.
He also asked well-wishers and the private sector to step in and help residents with relief food.
The MP wondered why the national government has kept silence as the drought continues to wreak havoc in the county.
Garissa Governor Nathif Jama on Monday appealed for help over the biting drought, terming the drought as the worst to ever hit the region in 200 years.
Reports indicate that a section of residents especially in Modogashe sub county within Garissa have resulted to eating roots and leaves as a result of the starvation caused by the drought.
Locals claim that they have not received any relief food from the county or the national government.