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ASAL Humanitarian Network has expressed concern over the lackadaisical approach taken by both the County and National Government in tackling hunger in the region.
The network is now calling on the national and county governments to release available funding to scale up the response to the most vulnerable households
With over 2.5 million people in 23 ASAL Counties affected, AHN raised concerns by the little response from the authorities concerned.
Jane Wariwe of Women Trust under the umbrella of ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) says the COP26 commitments to address the impact of climate change come too late for millions of Kenyans.
The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) mobilised its members and the wider Kenyan community in an online campaign to raise awareness and demand accountability on the ongoing drought facing ASAL Counties.
Among the issue the lobby is calling for is the extension of the humanitarian response beyond December of 2021.
“Among our recommendations is urging the Government of Kenya and the wider humanitarian community to scale up the response beyond December 2021, in light of anticipated below-average performance of short rains from October to December, as well as widening the safety net program to include a larger population and to create social accountability mechanisms that will involve community humanitarian partners and stakeholders in planning, monitoring and implementation of the action,” said Wariwe
Last week government committed to disburse cash stipends to households targeting 369,000 vulnerable households and 734,119 individuals every two months, the entitlements people are receiving are not sufficient to cover immediate household needs.