Two brothers recover from malnutrition in Turkana

Two brothers in Loima village, Turkana County who were severely malnourished and on the brink of death due to the ongoing drought are in recovery and making good progress towards regaining full health.

The two, Apus and Apua aged 13 and 9 respectively, were so emaciated and could not stand or walk on their own but now they are up on their feet, thanks to well-wishers who came to their rescue and donated food and other items.

Two weeks ago when Citizen TV highlighted their plight, Apus and Apua could not stand, or walk; for 3 weeks the two had not had a single meal, they were on the verge of death.

After the sad story ran, well-wishers came knocking on their door, bearing food and medical aid for the brothers, an act of benevolence that literally saved their lives. Apua can now walk.

“Sisi tunashukuru wanahabari kuangazia haya,tunajua kama si wanahabari na michael hallonda,hawa watoto hata wangepoteza maisha yao,kama si hao hata president hangekuja Turkana,” Chris Kobia, one of the well-wishers said.

 “Hawa watoto wawili tumeona tremendous improvement kwa maisha yao ,saizi wanaweza tembea ,wamepata nyama na pia wanakimbia,hii inamaanisha much can be done,"another well-wisher, Bakari Wamala, said.

For the next couple of years, they are not only assured of meals, but their education has also been catered for, up to university level.

Josphat Aupe, a resident thanked the generous Kenyans for their help, saying that the beneficiaries would in turn help the community.

“Tunashukuru sana Abdul kwa kusaidia kusomesha hawa watoto,sisi hatukuwa na pesa ya kuwasomesha hawa wakipata Elimu watarudi kusaidia hii kijiji,” he said.

Out of the 5.1 million Kenyans affected by hunger, more than 4 million live in the arid and semi-arid regions of northern and eastern Kenya.

An estimated 942,000 children aged under-5 and 135,000 pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers are acutely malnourished and in need of treatment.