The images are always haunting. A mother trying to feed her young one the little she can. His body fragile, ribs bursting out of his young skin, crying to be fed. Dried plains, hopeless faces.
Many others struggle in the dusty wind, trying to move, fend for themselves. They are mothers, they are children…they are fathers and uncles. It irks and pains me that year in year out, millions of Kenyans suffer as drought sweeps in relentlessly.
The ongoing Kenya drought has affected 1.3 million Kenyans. In addition, 1.1 million people are expected to live on a hungry stomach by April 2017.
Eight counties are at an alarm stage, namely: Garissa, Lamu, Kilifi, Kwale, Mandera, Marsabit, Samburu and Tana River. We may feel helpless to it all but there’s something we can do, in our own little way, to help our brothers and sisters who are being greatly affected by the drought countrywide.
Support the Kenya Red Cross Society and help reach fellow Kenyans in dire need of our help. Send any amount to:
Kenya Red Cross Society M-PESA Pay Bill Number: 10000
Account Name: Drought.
Your kind support will be used to support families worst affected through provision of cash transfers for them to meet immediate food, non-food, and income needs;nutrition support; livestock destocking; and ensuring access to safe water. Do something.
For more information visit http://www.kenyaredcross.org
15 comments
Shelmith ng'ang'a
January 18, 2017 at 10:05 am
Janet Done
God Bless you janet
Janet Mbugua
January 18, 2017 at 11:59 am
God bless you too dear and thanks for your contribution!
Nyambura Mwangi
January 18, 2017 at 12:32 pm
Always with you,great heart Janet!
Janet Mbugua
January 18, 2017 at 2:46 pm
Thank you mama! ??❤
Janet Mbugua
January 23, 2017 at 3:28 am
It is God doing his work through me ??❤ Asante dear.
mum Ethan
January 18, 2017 at 5:09 pm
Being our brothers keeper
janet
January 21, 2017 at 5:49 pm
We have to try ??❤️
Demaan
January 19, 2017 at 12:04 am
God bless u.
I can’t see Turkana county in the list I think it’s one of the most affected.
Janet Mbugua
January 23, 2017 at 3:27 am
Thank you Demaan. I believe it has since been added to the list. Thanks for the concern!
Waruguru Winnie
January 19, 2017 at 9:04 am
Wow,Thanks for the initiative Queen Janet.
#team254 Let’s join hands a help out our fellow Kenyan.
Together with can overcome the challenge of drought
Janet Mbugua
January 23, 2017 at 3:27 am
Thank you for heeding to the call-to-action Winnie! Together we can make a difference! Bless you ??
James Maina
January 19, 2017 at 11:05 pm
Thank you for the info.
We shall overcome.
janet
January 21, 2017 at 5:48 pm
Yes we shall James! Thank you ??
esther ngige
January 27, 2017 at 5:46 pm
nice job if you can remember back in 2012 we held kenyans for kenya event where many kenyans came in to help each other instead of our brothers from marsabit and other hunger striken part of the country being news makers on headlines why cant we privileged to have something to bite be the news makers by helping them out. thanks janet for being the voice to the unprivileged your granary will never lack coz someone most high up there will always watch over it for u.
Janet Mbugua
January 27, 2017 at 7:10 pm
I try my dear. Sometimes we feel helpless but knowing what the issue is can inspire someone to take action in some way. Thanks for your comment and God bless ❤