FOOD CRISIS IN KENYA

      

The food crisis being witnessed in kenya was anticipated along time ago by the goverment but nothing was done to curb the situation.Visiting Daadab refugee camp what you see is a full picture of disaster that it's yet to emerge.Cases of violence among women have emerged recently due to overcrowding in the camp making new arrivals settle on the outskirt of the camp where they are vunerable to attacks."UNHCR is particularly disturbed by unprecedented levels of malnutrition, among the new arrivals.The somali children arriving in Kenya 30 to 40 per cent are malnuorished," said UNHCR'S chief spokesperson Mellissa fleming.Equally the situation in kenya Northern Eastern region is severely hit by the on going drought in the horn of Africa.The analysis showed that,out of 15 drought-affected pastoral areas of kenya and Ethiopia,rainfall was below average for all the period,with 2010-2011 being the second driest year since 1950-1951.Inorder to curb the drought situation the goverment and other humanitarian organization should move quickly to address the food crisis in the country to avoid lose of lives.