President Ruto says the government is mobilizing resources to offer those affected with shelter, food and medication among other forms of mitigation and response. It developed a detailed Disaster Management Plan that could have been very effective had it been implemented by successive governments. The National Policy for Disaster Management in Kenya, released by the Minister for Special Programmes in March 2009 pointed out strengths and opportunities that existed in the disaster management system at the time. The policy also provided for an integrated and coordinated Disaster Risk Management focussing on preventing or reducing the risk of disasters, mitigating their severity, improving preparedness, rapid and effective response to disasters and post-disaster recovery. The policy created the National Disaster Management Trust Fund and the District Disaster Management Fund which have largely not been effective.
