102,000 bags of hope: Turkana Governor Lomorukai flags off food aid for drought-stricken families
By Issa Hussein |
Turkana Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai today flagged off a relief food consignment in Lodwar town to support families affected by drought in Turkana County.
Turkana Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai today flagged off a relief food consignment in Lodwar town to support families affected by drought in Turkana County. Speaking to the press during the event, the governor said a total of 102,000 bags of maize and 3,000 cartons of oil were purchased as relief aid to support the victims of last year's prolonged drought.
He identified communities living in Kibish, Kaeris, Nakalale, Kerio Delta, Lodwar town, Kolokoi, Lapur, and Kalapata, Kaaleng wards as the first beneficiaries of the relief food programme. The governor stated that county officials from the special program department, ward administrators, and sub-county administrators were delegated to coordinate the relief food distribution exercise to ensure the targeted beneficiaries received the food consignment.
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Lomorukai announced that the county was partnering with Non-Governmental Organizations, including the World Food Program, to boost the government's efforts to support all households affected by drought in Turkana County. Yesterday, the county government also flagged off over 4,000 bags of unimix porridge to 1,025 Early Childhood Development Education Center (ECDC).
According to Turkana County Executive Committee Member for the ECDC, Leah Audan, the distribution of the Unimix porridge will boost the schools' enrollment, transition, and retention rates. Turkana includes counties in the ASAL regions grappling with poor school enrollment and a widening gap of gender disparity in girls' child education.
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