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Hii ni 2016, Watu wanakula matunda pori Kenya kwa sababu hakuna Chakula!
Over 3,000 residents of Ngamani village in Ganze subcounty, Kilifi county are now eating wild fruits as hunger continues to ravage various parts of the county.
Last Friday, residents said all the the crops they planted in May did not sprout after the rains failed.
According to Cheti Kombe, 72, they are now surviving on wild fruits which are also hard to get.
“We don’t have food this season. We already finished our stocks several months ago and now, we are competing with wild animals to get these fruits. Our children have now been forced to drop-out of school due to hunger. When they are home, they can at least move around the forest and get themselves some fruits,” said Kombe
Efforts by area MCA Japhet Nzaro to get relief food from Ganze deputy county commissioner’s office hit a snag on Friday when he was informed only officers from the national government can access and distribute the food.
Area MP Peter Shehe said there are 10 tonnes of relief food at the DCC’s office awaiting distribution.
However, a source at the DCC’s office who sort anonymity said the food is waiting official release by Public Service CS Sicily Kariuki.
Residents are now relying on morya fruits which have not been eaten for a very long time.
“These fruits are not normally eaten but we have no option. You either starve or eat them. We have not seen any government official visit this area,” Nzaro said.
The residents pick the fruits from the trees, remove the nuts and roast them in a pan just like ground nuts before eating them.
Another resident, Dama Nyambu, said the fruits have caused serious digestion problems to children.
“Some children convulse while others swell on their pubic areas. These challenges however go away after sometime without getting any medical attention.
We are on the edge of starvation because we used to eat kone but they are not available. We are now forced to eat morya” she said.
Some of the children are reported to get difficulties when they go for a long call.
A rapid assessment report on the hunger situation in the area conducted three weeks ago is yet to be released.
Also in 2016.....
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