RELIEF FOOD ALLOCATIONThe government has since distributed an assortment of 420 metric tonnes of relief food in the region with each sub-county receiving 60 metrics tonnes. On Thursday, President Uhuru Kenyatta said the amount of relief food distributed in the county would be doubled. “We are reviewing the budget to step up the distribution of relief food in the affected counties," he said. In Garissa County, Fafi MP Bare Shill said the situation is getting desperate and required a strong intervention campaign. He also asked the Government to ensure the relief food and other donations such as supplements and medicines reached the affected people instead of just “dumping them in dispensaries”.

Source: Daily Nation January 26, 2017 19:03 UTC