Civil society pushes Kenya to fix gaps in early warning systems, boost disaster preparedness

GNDR East Africa member representative Grace Ananda addresses a press conference alongside Executive Director Roy Otieno (left) and other officials in Nairobi.[Bernard Orwongo, Standard]

Civil society organisations have urged the government to improve early warning systems to better prepare communities for disasters.

During a two-day national workshop in Nairobi on May 6, Tinada Youth Action Africa, a youth-led community-based organisation, in partnership with the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR), called for clear policies and adequate funding to ensure the timely dissemination of early warning information to the public, particularly at the grassroots level.