Mandera Governor Ali Roba on Saturday called on the national government and all development partners to support people facing starvation. Result showing that 38,294 vulnerable households are staring at starvation. This was broken down by constituencies as follows: Mandera South 5,256, Lafey 2,830, Mandera East 5,337, Mandera West 4,086, Mandera North 4,921, Banisa 5,101 and Kutulo 2,520. Other vulnerable households include all registered orphanages, persons living with HIV, non-locals, destitute and other special groups at 8,343. Abdi Mohamed, a beneficiary of the programme and father of eight who hails from Mandera South, thanked the county for coming to their aid.

Source: The Star February 21, 2021 19:52 UTC