The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged Sh1.9 billion financial support to Kenya to aid victims affected by floods caused by the heavy rains experienced countrywide.
In a statement by the UAE embassy in Nairobi, the support is said to have been made through the order of the president of UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
In the statement, UAE expressed its humanitarian and developmental role in providing urgent relief to nations in times of crisis and natural disasters.
“His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the International Humanitarian and Philanthropic Council, affirmed the UAE’s keenness, under the directives of the UAE President, to respond to the humanitarian needs on both regional and international levels in an urgent manner, to safeguard lives and mobilize aid efforts to assist the most vulnerable,” the statement reads.
Early on Regional Development Cabinet Secretary Penina Malonza received consignment at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) from the UAE with 40 tonnes of food and non-food items to support the victims.
So far at least 257 people have been killed and thousands of others displaced by the rains pounding various parts of the country.
UAE Commits Sh1.9 Billion Aid for Kenya's Flood-Striken communities