More Than 65,000 In Need Of Food Assistance In Kapoeta
More than 65, 000 residents of Kapoeta North County are set to receive food aid from the World Food Programme due to crop failure in the area according to Charles Lokonoi Ambrose, MP representing Kapoeta North County in Constituency No. 07 at the Eastern Equatoria State Legislative Assembly. 27 November 2012 By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 27 November 2012 [Gurtong] – Lokonoi said the most vulnerable communities are in Wokobu, Najie and Nakwa payams totalling 65,000 in population. Lokonoi currently doubles as MP and State Minister for Transport and Road in the state government of Eastern Equatoria State. He told the media that his community responded optimistically on efforts by the state to put up with social amenities and the community members had come out thanking the government for the recently constructed dams in their territory. He said the WFP has put arrangement to ensure the affected community will be taken care of after requests by the commissioners of the affected counties; Budi, Kapoeta North, Kapoeta South and Kapoeta East. Most of the affected areas are not easily accessible due to the poor road network and the locals are now busy opening roads connecting Payams to all Bomas as the WFP is expected to provide food for work to the heads of the affected households which he said started with registration in September. The area MP told the media that the community survives by seeking wild food ranging from wild fruits to wild animals at this critical time which is destructive to the wild. Posted in: Home, Humanitarian, Foreign Aid/Assistance Comments There are currently no comments, be the first to post one. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
