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Kenya Red Cross vital to relief effort: January 2008
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The Kenya Red Cross has been “absolutely central” to the humanitarian response to the violence that has gripped
Violence erupted again at the weekend, raising the death toll to more than 800 according to reports, and increasing concerns that the number of people displaced and affected in other ways will rise further.
An estimated 250,000 have fled their homes as a result of the violent clashes that have swept
British Red Cross delegate Chris Hurford recently returned from the capital
“The Kenya Red Cross is the first and biggest distributor of aid in the country,” he reported.
“Their disaster response mechanisms are first class. The
Kenyan refugees in
Chris added that despite the fact that the violence is embroiled with ethnic issues, the Red Cross has remained neutral and is not identified with one side or the other. “There is an incredible amount of reliance on and respect for the Red Cross in
Around 5,000 refugees from the conflict are living in eastern
The British Red Cross appeal, which has raised more than £130,000, is supporting the Red Cross Movement’s response in
The British Red Cross is also channelling £1 million from the Department of International Development (DfID) to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The Red Cross has been providing family kits, which contain a range of relief items including soap, tarpaulins and jerry cans for carrying water.
“These kits provide vital support for people who have lost everything,” Chris said.
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