Turkana District, in northwest Kenya is the most seriously affected region. 5,600 MT of food a month is required. World Vision is the lead agency in Turkana, Baringo and Moyale Districts. In northern and eastern Kenya the population subsists on cattle, camels, goats and sheep. Thousands of livestock have now died.
Livestock represent insurance, pensions and savings all in one.
Fighting over livestock is claiming lives, leaving many women as sole parents. There is increased movement to urban areas, thus increasing poverty in towns and cities. The Kenyan food security emergency remains acute and is getting worse. Although donors have been responding to a consolidated appeal for 221,000 MT of food, the full amount has not been pledged and some pledges have not yet been honoured, causing enormous gaps in the food pipeline. Moses Ikwel, from World Vision, helps distribute relief food to hungry families in Salaban village in Baringo district.