Residents of Isiolo County are appealing for relief food, to address malnutrition cases among young children and lactating mothers following the suspension of USAID-funded programmes.

The affected communities are calling upon humanitarian organizations and the government, to intervene as they face food insecurity.

A field officer working with the Nawiri Mashinani program, Mr.

Bakasa Abdi, said that malnutrition levels had significantly reduced from 90 to 20 per cent due to the intervention of USAID-funded programmes.