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Disaster Preparedness

Plans are underway to set up a national drought management authority that would promote preparedness strategies and facilitate long term mitigation plans. The authority will also work with the national drought contigency fund... in the disbursement of emergency funds. Currently the government spends an average of 200 million shillings to provide relief food to hungry kenyans affected by drought. Speaking during breakfast meeting to launch the international day for disaster reduction, to be marked tomorrow, kenya red cross secretary general abbas gullet, called for a cordinated approach to find a lasting solution to perennial food crisis in the country.
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