Flood Victims of Kadem in Migori County get food donation from Nyanza lawyers

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Members of Okil Kamaloka Welfare Association {OKWA} led by Former President of the East African Law Society James Aggrey Mwamu{2nd Left} gives food and other items they donated to flood victims of Kadem Area in Migori County-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo.
  
 By Dickson Odhiambo

July 13, 2020

Flood Victims of Kadem in Migori County get donations from Nyanza lawyers

A group of Lawyers from Nyanza Region has donated food and other items to victims of floods in Sagama Area within North Kadem ward in Migori County as a result of excess water from the National Irrigation Board which is under a rice projects at Lower Kuja Irrigation scheme.

Led by former President of the East African Law Society James Aggrey Mwamu, the Lawyers under the banner of Okil Kamaloka Welfare Association{OKWA} have given donations worth shs50,000 to more 100 people in the ward.

Addressing the residents during the presentation of the food and other items, Mwamu said the donation is also meant to cushion the victims due to hardships witnessed as a result of Corona Pandemic which has affected livelihoods of various people in the community.

He says the gesture will be extended to areas such as Siaya, and Homa Bay after the Association has greatly been touched by plight of the flood victims in those area.

Mwamu says so far the same donation was given to the residents of Kabonyo/Kanyagwal Ward in Ksm County one week ago.

The residents near Lower Kuja Irrigation scheme at the same time wants to compensate them so that they settle in some new areas because the project has displaced them.

Lawyer Ken Okong'o who comes from the area have threatened to institute legal proceedings against the Government while seeking the local community to be compensated.

Okong’os sentiment have been echoed by Lawyer Mwamu who has said the association will provide lawyers to institute the case against Government.

Michael Tengo, a resident says some of them are currently staying in schools, chief camps and churches.

He says the Government should immediately see a way of compensating them for the loss they have gotten as a result of flood caused by execess water emanating from the irrigation project within the area.

The resident are very happy with the donation from the Okil Kamaloka Welfare Association.

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