Nanok appeals for help as drought, hunger ravage Turkana
Residents of Lorumor village in Turkana County gather their animals at a muddy water point. Governor Josphat Nanok has appealed to the national government to help feed thousands of people in the county currently starring at starvation due to drought.
Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok has appealed to the national government, through the Ministry of Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, to help feed thousands of people in the county currently starring at starvation due to the devastating effects of drought.
Mr Nanok said that immediate drought mitigation strategies currently required are relief food distribution, water provision for both people and livestock as well as distribution of livestock feeds, mass vaccination and treatment of livestock.
