By Our Reporter
The Salvation Army Church in Kenya is fully focused on helping fight the continued drought by providing water and food to affected residents in Turkana, Kenya West Territorial Commissioner Margaret Siamoya has revealed.
Speaking at Jogoo Primary School in Kisii county during their annual thanks giving ceremony, Commissioner Siamoya, who was accompanied by the church’s Chief Secretary Lieutenant Daniel Imbiakha, said that the church has so far donated relief food to 62 schools in Turkana.
The church distributed food like maize, beans, rice and sugar. It also distributed cooking oil and water worth Ksh 8 million.
The church, which was established in the area in 1938 by businessman Samwel Openda, has built schools in Jogoo, Ndonyo and Otendo in Kisii county, Kiabuya in Homa Bay county and Gesweswe and Kenguso in Nyamira county.
Siamoya regretted that children and helpless mothers are languishing in poverty hence the church’s efforts to ensure they save as many lives as possible.
“We aren’t partisan in assisting the needy in the society. Our priority is where there is too much hunger and suffering,” she explained.
She added that there are many community care ministries at Corps and divisional levels who are always ready to assist the needy and vulnerable in the society.
