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Last weekend, it appears the Hustler Cabinet had quietly spread itself out across different parts of the country to distribute relief food.
This is interesting because despite an estimated 4.5 million people at high risk of starvation, the new administration does not seem keen on declaring it as an emergency. The administration does not also seem keen to have a structured way of appealing for partnership from the private sector or development partners in addressing the food crisis.
More curiously, the hustlers have reverted to the physical food distribution system that was abandoned a couple of years ago in favour of cash transfers. There were genuine reasons as to why the distribution of physical foodstuffs was discontinued and substituted with the cash transfer social protection programmes.
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