Flood-displaced families at Garissa Police Training College appeal for urgent aid
Over 250 families currently residing at the Garissa Police Training College are urgently seeking food and medical assistance. These families, displaced twice by floods, are facing dire circumstances and are in desperate need of intervention.
Over 250 families currently residing at the Garissa Police Training College are urgently seeking food and medical assistance. These families, displaced twice by floods, are facing dire circumstances and are in desperate need of intervention.
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Ramadan Hamisi Fafi explained that they were initially displaced by floods from the River Tana at Ziwani in Tana River County, near Garissa town. They sought refuge at the Garissa Farmers Training Center. However, two weeks later, another wave of floods hit as the River burst its banks, flooding their makeshift houses. Forced to move again, they relocated to the Garissa Provincial Police Training College, with only mats and tarpaulins to shield them from the rain.
One of the makeshift shades at the IDP camp (Photo: Amin Abubakar)
Life has been incredibly challenging for Ramadan and others in the camp. In late November, they received a meager 5 kgs of maize and 5 kgs of beans from Tana River Women Representative Amina Dika Abdullahi. Despite several NGOs, including the Kenya Red Cross, taking note of their names and the number of families, no substantial help has been provided.
Saidi Ramadhan, a father of five, shared that it had been nearly a month since he enjoyed his favorite beverage, a cup of tea. Unable to afford sugar and tea leaves due to the high prices, Saidi lamented the loss of his farm, submerged and destroyed by the floods. Before the displacement, he used to drink around seven cups a day, sustaining himself by selling vegetables like tomatoes and onions at the Garissa town market.
The temporary camp at the police training institution in Garissa. (Photo: Amin Abubakar)
Saidi expressed concerns about the upcoming school opening in January, fearing his son, who attends a high school in Mombasa, might drop out due to a lack of school fees.
The climate refugees in the camp urgently appealed for assistance, specifically food, drugs, and mosquito nets. They highlighted that their children were grappling with a mysterious skin disease that required immediate medical attention.
A recent check by The Eastleigh Voice revealed that elderly mothers in the camp were ailing without access to necessary medical care.
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