Kenya Red Cross on Tuesday resumed its
humanitarian operations in Baringo county by holding meetings with state officials and council of elders.
The agency had suspended its work for three days after residents looted food rations and harassed its staff February 24 at Moinin, Loruk.
Secretary General Abbas Gullet said stakeholders, after the consultation meeting in Kabarnet, assured the safety of personnel and resources.
"As a result, the Kenya Red Cross will resume all its
humanitarian activities in Baringo with immediate effect," Gullet said in a press statement.
"Part of our immediate task will be to reach out to the and reunite
them with their families as well as support households affected by drought," he said.
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Kenya Red Cross rolled out a cash transfer programme targeting 1,546 households affected by drought and inter-clan conflict in Baringo North,
Baringo South and Tiaty.
Gullet said there are plans to increase the households to 3,000 as well as relocate those affected by clashes, further thanking churches for accommodating the IDPs.
He said three boreholes were rehabilitated in Nginyang, Tangulbei, and Yattya, while six others are being repaired.
