Kenya: Fight Hunger And Deal a Blow to Corruption

Posted to the web 7 July 2008 Ng'ang'a Mbugua Nairobi It was Prof Anyang' Nyong'o who once said that it was possible to chew gum and walk at the same time. Therefore, even as we demand that more heads roll over the Grand Regency Hotel scandal, we must not lose sight of other issues of grave national importance. One of these is that thousands of families across the country are starving, either because of prolonged drought or because heavy rains have washed away crops in their farms. In some parts of Baringo, some families are now eating rats to survive. Yet, when Mr Njeru Githae once said that we should make use of such natural resources we were all outraged. But it is not only in Baringo where hunger pangs have been biting. The same is happening in parts of Malindi, Mwea and Nyeri districts, among other areas. If these... [read full story]