This archive report was first published on 15 July 2020.
On July 14, 2020, Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris flagged off Sh.3.8 million worth of food and non-food items at the Nyayo House grounds to be distributed in Nairobi through the National Administration to the most vulnerable families with a special focus on women.
The donations, worth Sh.3.8 million, were handed over to the eleven Nairobi Deputy County Commissioners (DCCs) who are expected to distribute them to over 900 families to cushion them from the economic effects of the curfew and other containment measures occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Passaris emphasized that the package will last a family for at least a week or two and called on the DCCs to ensure that the foods reach the needy families in their respective 11 sub-counties.
“Each Sub County will get 80 bags for eighty families at a cost of Sh.3,100 per bag. Give them the package just as it is without dismantling the package,” said Passaris.
She further stated that the National government has put various interventions to deal with the effects of COVID-19 but emphasized that it can only do as much, and appealed to stakeholders to come on board to ensure that no Kenyan goes hungry due to lack of food.
Passaris also warned against Gender Based Violence (GBV) which she said has been on the increase in the country since the government imposed a partial lockdown and dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain the spread of COVID-19.
