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Tuesday March 29, 2022
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The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops operating in Somalia
under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) last week repaired a water
pump supplying water to Tabda residents.
The pump, which was broken and abandoned for a long time,
had left area residents without a reliable water supply.
Repair of the pump has restored water supply to the
residents and cushioned them against the ongoing drought effects currently
being experienced in the area.
At least 4.5 million people in Somalia are in need of urgent
humanitarian aid as it is experiencing its worst drought in a decade.
The drought has seen the number of people who are internally
displaced increase at an alarming rate.
The severe water shortage in the country, as well as the
camps, has led to a spike in diseases like cholera, measles and acute
diarrhoea.
KDF troops also donated foodstuff including rice, flour,
milk, beans and clean drinking water to lessen the effects of drought.
The Officer Commanding Tabda, Major Gichubi Waweru affirmed
KDF’s commitment to improving the livelihood of locals in the area as they
continue to degrade the Al Shabaab terrorists.
Tabda Officer Commanding Station, Mohamed Mahat Harun
thanked KDF for the kind gesture and pledged continued support to the troops in
fighting Al Shabaab.