Drought and famine continue to ravage the people of Samburu county, even as maize meant for relief food has been at the Maralal cereals depot for two weeks. The Star established that families in Samburu East spend their days along the roads with the hope that a vehicle delivering relief food will pass by and they will get food. The Samburu government had earlier announced that starving families in the northern and eastern parts of Samburu will start receiving relief food. The relief food will be distributed in Wamba and Baragoi – the most affected areas. During the Mashujaa Day celebrations at Kenyatta Stadium in Maralal town on October 20, Samburu county commissioner Mohamed Birik assured residents that the national government had sent emergency relief food to the county.

Source: The Star October 27, 2016 23:16 UTC