''We also have millions of Kenyans with Bonga Points using Safaricom App and we appeal to them to contribute them to the appeal fund. It takes Sh2,500 per month to provide food for the affected family and if you give that or less, it will be very good,'' said Ndegwa.
Media Owners Association chairman Stephen Gitagama said the media will play the role of highlighting the plight of Kenyans across the country.
He said the media will also play a role in holding to account the committee and anyone involved in distributing food and money.
Gitagama also asked Kenyans to plant trees and take care of them, saying if we take care of the environment, issues of hunger and drought will be a thing of the past.
Gachagua, on the other hand, challenged the Lions Club to support the government's plan to plant 15 billion trees by 2032 under the Jaza Miti Initiative launched last November by President William Ruto.
The initiative targets increasing the nation's forest cover to 30 per cent. He also praised the Clubs for standing to be counted during the Covid-19 pandemic saying they made positive contributions to efforts to save lives.
"When the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged the world, the 48,000 Lions Clubs across the globe and more than 1.4 million volunteers made a great impact on humanity as lock-downs and clouds of uncertainty rocked the world. They saved many lives," he said.
Further, the DP pushed the developed countries to honour their commitment to mobilizing $100 billion per year for climate change mitigation programmes in developing nations as entailed in the Paris Agreement.
"Developed countries need to honour the Paris Agreement for the emerging economies like Kenya to implement their side of the bargain as we seek to collectively lower the average temperature rise, deeper than 1.5 Degrees Celsius target in our climate action," the DP said.
So far, 5.3 million Kenyans are facing starvation in 31 counties as the rains continue to falter.
Between November 2022 and January 2023, the country lost 1,180 wild animals to drought- key among them 262 elephants.
The DP said the government spent over Sh360 million over the period of three months for water and feeds to sustain the wildlife.