By Alex Kiprotich
Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has called on the county government to take a lead in addressing incidences of hunger reported in the county.
Gideon said Governor Ben Cheboi and his team of the executive should urgently address the situation before it goes out of hand.
“The governor should take charge and move with speed to address the hunger situation,” said Gideon.
He said those facing starvation were spread in the vast county.
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He said there is a looming humanitarian crisis in the county as thousands of people face starvation because of the delay of rains.
“We do not want to see a situation where people die because of hunger. The county should focus its priority now on providing food for the vulnerable,” he said.
Reports indicate that over 50,000 residents in the county are in dire need of emergency relief food. The hunger has hit areas such as Amaya, Churo, Silale, Kositei, Akoret, Naudo, parts of Baringo Central, Baringo South and Baringo North constituencies, forcing pastoralists to migrate to other regions within the county in search of water and pasture.
