Residents of Tiaty East in Baringo County on Tuesday, October 18, took to the streets to protest delay in distribution of relief food from the national government.
The locals, on the verge of starvation, accused the Deputy Commissioner Josiah Odongo of plotting to sell the relief food instead of distributing it.
The residents marched to Tangulbei, the Sub- County headquarters, where they demanded that the DCC release the food without further delay.
“Do not take advantage of our disadvantage, release our food, the relief food is ours and not meant to keep staying in the office, we are dying of hunger, release the food, that’s what has brought us over here,” Kosgei, one of the residents said.
Residents went on to lament, claiming they had no other source of food, begging the DCC to release the food as the president had flagged down food, with Baringo as one of the beneficiaries.
“We were a bit relieved when the president flagged off the relief, but we are yet to benefit despite our county being one of the beneficiaries. We are crying because we have nowhere to source the relief,” one resident lamented.
The Deputy County Commissioner however denied the claims, reassuring the people that nobody was planning to sell the relief food, it was intact in stores set for distribution next week.
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