Mavoko residents have called on the government to supply them with relief food due to Covid-19 effects. Mutethia said the needy residents had earlier received some relief food from the government, local leaders and some corporate organisations but it wasn’t sustainable. “We need food, there is hunger. She added, “The elderly can’t engage in Kazi Mtaani programme but need to fend for their families. This calls for government intervention through relief food donations.”Mutethia said suicide cases due to trauma were on the rise in parts of Machakos county.

Source: The Star September 17, 2020 18:56 UTC