Government dispatches relief food to ASAL counties

Government dispatches relief food to ASAL counties. [Courtesy]

The government has dispatched relief food to ASAL regions in an effort to cushion vulnerable communities from hunger.

Speaking at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot in Nairobi, Public Service and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku said the move is part of a proactive response to the worsening drought crisis across the country’s 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) counties.