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Food: Kenya's next crisis after water and electricity
Men walk past dead cattle in Narok on Sunday. More than 80,000 animals have been driven from Narok to Kwale District in search of water and grazing, with the drought showing no sign of letting up. Photo/LABAN WALLOGA
Posted Sunday, August 9 2009 at 22:30
The last one is the Coastal marginal agricultural region comprising of the districts of Taita, Taveta, Malindi, Kilifi and Kwale.
Water shortage
Information from Government departments, the UN agencies and NGOs, the Red Cross report said, also indicates that the worsening drought has led to severe water shortage.
And it warns: “This is likely to compromise safe water and sanitation services that could trigger waterborne diseases.”
Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi, after days of denial by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), last week announced power rationing because there isn’t enough water in the country to generate it.
Water minister Charity Ngilu has announced that her ministry is sinking boreholes in urban areas to meet water needs.
President Kibaki had in January this year declared the food crisis a national disaster and various measures were taken to ease the shortages, including the duty free importation of maize. But poor rains have worsened the situation.
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Submitted by AHMED BURANPosted August 10, 2009 11:44 PM
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Submitted by ongojo
Nothing happens by chance. More troubles are coming, the eugenics methods have hit us hard. Whoever is smart enough, and takes time to read some history, not the one taught at institutions of learning, can smell what is going on, nothing is by chance. There is enought food for every man woman and child in this planet.
Posted August 10, 2009 07:48 AM -
Submitted by wawerugithiri
Well, everybody especially the beneficiaries of the Regime may be in denial, but Kenya has all the qualities of a Failed state.
Posted August 10, 2009 06:16 AM -
Submitted by peter mugambi
Is Hon.Raila's private residences renovations still in the works despite this grim situation? How about His excellency Mwai kibaki,is he going to hold on to those luxurious "presidential largesse",like gas guzzling limos and some unnecessary staff like aide de camp(whatever this is and what he does)? How about the other honourables? Are they trimming their loot?
Posted August 10, 2009 04:42 AM -
Submitted by kirigossue_99
iam in u.S.a,iam trying to help orphans in my poor villange in nanyuki,i purchased two water pumps to try to get foods for thes poor kids,last month people calling themselves water guys went in my farm in matanya and destroyed all the water pipes without notice,ten acres full of food is drying,i wonder what we should do,talk,talk,government talk,poor die.
Posted August 10, 2009 04:12 AM
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We Kenyans have no good news to give , all our Instiutions and Machineries are all OUT DATED as we have been having ALL OUT DATED LEADERS ...FOR THE LAST 46 YEARS.No Food No Water No Power No Proper Education No Work No Security etc,,etc...Before we were blaming Makaburus now who is to blame ? Mother Nature ??? Sure. Is India and China with over 3 billion people leaving in the World like us or are they in Mars...AND WE ARE UNDER THE WORLD.