Go beyond rhetoric to ensure Kenya attains food security

There is no pain greater than that of losing a loved one, more so a child. And when such death occurs because of poverty, it is harrowing. Similarly, there is no greater frustration than being unable to fend for one’s family; not so much for want of trying, but for lack of opportunities. These two, sadly, encapsulate what ordinary Kenyans endure daily.

Some global conferences have sought to satisfy basic human needs, among them the provision of affordable healthcare, food, clean water, adequate shelter, education, sanitation and clothing by declaring them the "overriding objectives of national and international development policy".