Drought-stricken Kenya has donated a planeload of relief supplies to neighbouring Somalia.
The donation has been met with an uproar on social media as more than a quarter of Kenyans living in arid and semi-arid areas are facing high levels of food insecurity, according to UN data.
The consignment included assorted food items and various assorted drugs, according to a statement by Kenya’s military.
The Kenyan Government has today delivered a planeload of emergency relief aid to the government of Somalia following the devastating bombings undertaken by Al Shabaab militia in Central Mogadishu. https://t.co/1mdoTEhZVY pic.twitter.com/yTxkkWDn2A
— Kenya Defence Forces (@kdfinfo) November 3, 2022
It said the relief aid was in response to last week’s bombings in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, that left 120 people dead.
“We feel the pain that our brothers and sisters in Somalia are feeling and we are grateful to President William Ruto for this initiative which will help alleviate the suffering of our neighbours,” said Colonel Victor Kang’ethe.
Source: BBC