By KEN BETTMore by this AuthorThe Marsabit County Assembly says it is ready to pass a supplementary budget to mitigate the drought ravaging the region. Deputy Speaker Sora Guyo said members met with Governor Ukur Yatani last week and asked him to come up with a supplementary budget to be considered by the assembly. Mr Guyo, who is also North Horr ward representative, said the assembly intends to raise Sh420 million from the supplementary budget. The county government has distributed 700 tonnes of relief food including rice, beans and cooking oil to about 250,000 people. Mr Yatani has expressed concern that his government is running out of resources to support the affected families, adding that a supplementary budget was being sought through the assembly.

Source: Daily Nation January 25, 2017 13:17 UTC