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Apr 12 7 tweets 4 min read
Let us come together and support our brothers and sisters affected by drought. Dial-up *126# from your handset to donate cash or Bonga Points, or donate food via @naivas_kenya outlets across Kenya #PamojaTuungane bit.ly/3M0XtBg
Residents in Marsabit, Samburu, Turkana, Wajir, Baringo, Isiolo and Mandera counties are in dire need of relief food #PamojaTuungane
Lack of food during to three failed rain seasons has also left populations in Kwale, Kitui, Garissa, Meru North, Nyeri (Kieni), Laikipia, Lamu, Laikipia, Kilifi, and West Pokot counties with little or nothing to eat #PamojaTuungane
@SafaricomPLC is leading dozens of other companies including leading media houses to raise funds for the purchase and delivery of food to over three million Kenyans who are grappling with famine across 23 counties #PamojaTuungane #PamojaTuungane
KCB Group Foundation has pledged an immediate Kes2.5 million cash relief support as well as long-term financing through training and equipping farmers to use climate-smart technologies #PamojaTuungane
As an organization, our mission is to positively influence society with a mandate to be a voice for the voiceless in the community. Right now, the voiceless are fellow Kenyans who have been hard hit by the ongoing drought ~ said Nation Media Group CEO, Mr Stephen Gitagama
In as much as we cannot do all the good the world needs, we believe that the world needs all the good we can give, said David Kimani, @naivas_kenya Managing Director #PamojaTuungane

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