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Tuesday, April 29, 2024 –Government has applied for an increase in donor support to combat the ongoing floods around Africa.
On Monday April 30, President William Ruto discussed the adverse effects of floods in Africa saying the pandemic would require increased donor support to help save lives as well as relocate some who leave in marked zones like Maai Mahiu in Kenya.
In his speech during the World Bank’s IDA meeting held in Nairobi on Tuesday, the commander-in-chief noted that African countries have a lot of climatic challenges which, if not well-funded, would lead to many lives lost.
“Given the enormity of the challenge faced by African countries and its global implications as a collective emergency, we call on our partners to meet us at this historic moment of solidarity and respond effectively by increasing their IDA contribution,” President Ruto announced the request to the donors.
Initially, Ruto was pushing for $ 93 billion only but his sudden change of figures upwards to $120 will help Africa combat the increased challenges.
Donors from the World Bank have a culture of meeting every three years to review their contributions to the bank’s affiliate, the IDA. According to Ruto, African countries, last year, received a total of $ 26 billion from IDA to fund different projects.
IDA is a World Bank institution that offers loans with low-interest rates and long tenures.
Currently, Kenya is facing a dangerous season of floods that has left many people dead as scores displaced with serious injuries. Maai Mahiu area along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway was yesterday Monday affected by the raging floods that killed over 40 persons in just hours.
Both President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua have since toured the spot to console with the affected families.
Residents living there have also been told to start vacating for safer areas; with government promising to help resettle them elsewhere.
