Flood victims to get food and nonfood items

Isiolo,

Friday, December 1, 2023

KNA by Abduba Mamo

Isiolo County Commissioner Geoffrey Omoding has assured area residents that the government would provide more food and non-food items to the flood victims.

Omoding said that already the government has distributed 300 bags of 50kg rice, 100 cartons of canned beef, 200 mattresses, 200 blankets, 60 pieces of kitchen set among other items.

The administrator further added that the government has given out 1,000 iron sheets, 50 lighters, 50 jikos, 20 cartons of soaps and 50 cartons of sanitary pads to the most affected people saying more support was on the way.

The County boss who spearheaded the resource mobilization said that non-governmental-organizations had chipped in to help in the distributions of food and cash transfer for 1000 households in Kinna, Ngaremara and Merti.

Omoding said that Action Aid (K) has donated rice, maize flour, beans and cooking oil to 30 households in Ngaremara ward.

He added that PACIDA, a Non-Government Organization (NGO) from Marsabit targets to assist 243 households in Merti and Ngaremara area in Isiolo County with monthly cash transfer of sh. 10,000 per household.

Omoding also said that the World Vision had given an assurance of support to 700 households in Kinna and Ngaremara and further promised.

The CC directed chiefs and their assistants to update and give the correct figures of the affected persons to the Assistant County Commissioners (ACCs) every evening so that his office would take appropriate actions.

The County boss said that so far six people have lost lives in Isiolo County following floods.

Courtesy; KNA