Wajir County Government, in collaboration with the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), has launched a water trucking initiative aimed at alleviating the impact of the ongoing drought across all sub-counties in Wajir.
Speaking in Sukeyla, Wajir South sub-county, NDMA Chief Executive Officer Haret Aden stated that the agency has initiated early mitigation plans following the below-average October to December rainfall last year and the previous rain season.Aden, who was accompanied by Wajir South Member of Parliament Mohamed Adow and County Director of Water Mohamed Farah, revealed that 132 centres and 117 learning institutions in the county currently required water trucking interventions. "To address the current situation, we have started early planning.
Yesterday, we had a meeting with the county leadership and non-state actors operating in the county to map out interventions and identify hotspots," said Aden.
According to the latest NDMA January report, Wajir is among the counties hardest hit by drought, with the majority of its population relying on open water sources that have now dried up.
