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It was discussed recently at a United Nations conference the dire need for more conservation and sustainable water management. Without such interventions, many people will not have water.According to Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenya, Africa, “9.9 million Kenyans are in need of food aid and over 70 percent of water pans and rivers have dried up; water is in short supply in over 80 percent of the country.” (Capital News)
Read more here for personal accounts on the effects of the drought.
What we do… What you can do...
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Letters
May 4, 2009
This last week of April 2009 marks the painful losses of lives of innocent children in Marsabit. Mpuyanai Lesuipa, 14 years and in grade six at Kamboe CDP community was driving a group of 14 donkeys to the forest of Marsabit to look for precious water for her parents with 13 other girls of her age. It is a common practice for girls to relieve their mothers during school holidays in all domestic chores. As they approached the source of water in the thick Marsabit forest, suddenly bandits attacked them from the bush. The first bullet to be fired caught Mpuyanai and she fell down and died immediately. The rest of the girls ran for their dear lives in different directions in the forest and escaped without being hurt. All the 14donkeys were taken by the bandits. It all happened on Tuesday morning when a group of cattle raiders raided Badassa community near the forest and killed a grade seven boy who was an orphan. The clan of the deceased went on revenge mission to the neigbouring community of Karare and unfortunately got our beloved sponsored child. The revenge mission continued with the clans of Mpuyanai going back to the opposite community where a 23year school leaver was killed as he was herding near the forest on Wednesday. Marsabit forest now signifies a black spot where serial killings have been the order of the day.
We are worried that innocent children are dying for a course they do not know the origin.
June 5, 2009
There seems to be a serious drought setting in after the failure of the long rains. The animals are losing their body weights and water is now very scarce.The community of Lakartinya have to spend many hours into the night in search of water.This makes us appreciate your support for the water tank.This will be bringing long term solution for water especially in the school.
Due to the lack of water, waterborne disease like cholera becomes a major threat. Our Health program is working to establish a treatment camp not too far from Karare.Malnutrition also is another threat and we are working to provide supplementary feeding therapy to the very malnourished children.
