Over 1.4mn people at risk of hunger in Kenya
IANS | April 02, 2021 09:22 AM
NAIROBI: More than 1.4 million Kenyans are at risk of hunger, starvation and potentially face acute food insecurity, a government official warned on Thursday.Cyrus Oguna, the spokesperson for the government of Kenya, told a media briefing in Nairobi that the country is committed to ensuring that no Kenyan dies from lack of food as a result of the looming drought, the Xinhua news agency reported. The government assures Kenyans that the situation is firmly under control and that there should be no cause to panic. As a country, we have enough food stocks to support the population, Oguna said. The national government in collaboration with county governments of the affected counties has initiated interventions, which includes close monitoring of areas that may be threatened for an immediate response.
Sheryl Mai: Time to have your say about our Long Term Plan
27 Feb, 2021 08:33 PM
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FROM THE MAYOR S DESK
Today officially marks the opening of our Long Term Plan (LTP) 2021-2031 consultation period. The LTP is our road map for the next 10 years, setting direction on how we spend your money and what we focus our energies on. Do you want a new events facility? Do you want more action around climate change? How do you feel about our city centre? What about rates?
A key part of this consultation is how we pay for what we need to get done in the next 10 years. Last year we opted for an inflation-only rates increase of 2.2 per cent for 2020-2021, to help with the financial impacts of Covid-19.