Kenyan villagers feel let down by the government
Residents of villages in the Kenyan Boni nature reserve are dissatisfied with the way the country's government has acted after the major floods that hit the country. The Swahili newspaper Taifa Leo writes that the residents feel betrayed and that they believe that other parts of the country have received much greater support.
A spokesperson for the Aweer minority group says that there is above all a concern that the large bodies of water will make the village area uninhabitable and result in a lack of food.
- I don't understand why the government and organizations have not come here [...] We are tired of being neglected, says the spokesperson Ali Sharuti.
120 people have died in floods in Kenya in recent days.
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El Niño floods in Kenya – more than 100 dead
In Kenya, 120 people have died in the major floods that hit the country, AFP reports. At the same time, close to 90,000 households have been forced to flee the waters and seek shelter in special camps, according to the Kenyan Ministry of the Interior.
The floods, which also affected the neighboring countries of Somalia and Ethiopia, have been caused by torrential rains linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon. Kenya was also recently plagued by the worst drought in 40 years.
AFP writes that the Horn of Africa is particularly affected by climate change. The region is hit more often, and harder, by extreme weather.
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