Kenya: Aid must reach the displaced

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Kenya: Aid must reach the displaced

The number of people displaced as a result of the post-election

clashes in Kenya has increased to 150,000, according to leading

international relief organisation World Vision.

The aid agency has reported significant problems reaching the

displaced due to lack of fuel and barricaded roads throughout much of

the country.

Seeking refuge at police stations, school and church compounds, World

Vision said people are in need of food and essential items such as

mosquito nets. The agency is planning to distribute mosquito nets,

mobile toilets, water containers and blankets to affected communities.

Although the violence in Nairobi and other parts of the country has

calmed down, tension remains high. The country anxiously awaits the

consequences of the Million Man March called by Orange Democratic

Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga for today (Thursday).

" Youths are barricading the roads to affected areas across the

country, " said World Vision Kenya's Siema.

" World Vision needs access to communities now living with a shortage

of food and essential items.

" Our operations are also being hampered by a shortage of fuel but we

are preparing to fly in supplies in the next 24 hours. "

World Vision Kenya is partnering with other agencies to urge leaders

of the contending political parties to seek a resolution to the

situation. The Ufungamano initiative led by a coalition of NGOs and

religious leaders of all faiths is working to meet humanitarian needs

whilst also advocating for peace.

All World Vision offices in Kenya have been closed due to safety

concerns and regular security alerts are being sent out to staff as

the agency continues to monitor the situation.

" We appeal to the PNU and the ODM leaders to exercise restraint and

call on their supporters to hold peace. The courts of law should

address issues arising from the polls as a matter of urgency, " said

Ruttoh, Operations Director for World Vision Kenya.

Credible information is difficult to gather since transmission by

most electronic media has been blocked. Kenyan media are unable to

provide full details due to restrictions placed on them.

" We are locked in and it is difficult to know what is happening, "

said Siema.

3 January 2008

https://www.worldvision.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.1955

[Guest guest]

Kenya: Aid must reach the displaced

The number of people displaced as a result of the post-election

clashes in Kenya has increased to 150,000, according to leading

international relief organisation World Vision.

The aid agency has reported significant problems reaching the

displaced due to lack of fuel and barricaded roads throughout much of

the country.

Seeking refuge at police stations, school and church compounds, World

Vision said people are in need of food and essential items such as

mosquito nets. The agency is planning to distribute mosquito nets,

mobile toilets, water containers and blankets to affected communities.

Although the violence in Nairobi and other parts of the country has

calmed down, tension remains high. The country anxiously awaits the

consequences of the Million Man March called by Orange Democratic

Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga for today (Thursday).

" Youths are barricading the roads to affected areas across the

country, " said World Vision Kenya's Siema.

" World Vision needs access to communities now living with a shortage

of food and essential items.

" Our operations are also being hampered by a shortage of fuel but we

are preparing to fly in supplies in the next 24 hours. "

World Vision Kenya is partnering with other agencies to urge leaders

of the contending political parties to seek a resolution to the

situation. The Ufungamano initiative led by a coalition of NGOs and

religious leaders of all faiths is working to meet humanitarian needs

whilst also advocating for peace.

All World Vision offices in Kenya have been closed due to safety

concerns and regular security alerts are being sent out to staff as

the agency continues to monitor the situation.

" We appeal to the PNU and the ODM leaders to exercise restraint and

call on their supporters to hold peace. The courts of law should

address issues arising from the polls as a matter of urgency, " said

Ruttoh, Operations Director for World Vision Kenya.

Credible information is difficult to gather since transmission by

most electronic media has been blocked. Kenyan media are unable to

provide full details due to restrictions placed on them.

" We are locked in and it is difficult to know what is happening, "

said Siema.

3 January 2008

https://www.worldvision.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.1955