Residents and wild animals scramble to quench thirst at water points

A woman and her children shelter themselves from the scorching sun at Bofu in Kwale County. Locals travel way far from their home to get water which they get after three to four days. The area, especially Bofu areas in Kwale County have been hit by drought. [Photo/Kelvin Karani/Standard]

Vulnerable communities affected by drought in Northern Kenya will receive relief food and water to help them tide over the trying period, a governor has said.

Ali Roba, the Mandera County Governor said his government is seeking to distribute relief food, through the Department of Special Programmes, to 63,000 households in all the six Sub-counties as his administration strives to provide the residents with water and feed them too.