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    "content": "heavy rains during the harvesting period were noted, but did not significantly reduce the expected household stocks. Household livestock and milk production in pastoral livelihood zones slightly increased to an average of 1.6 litres per day. In the mixed livelihood and agro-pastoral livelihood zones, milk availability was two to three litres compared to the previous season of 1.5 litres. Water consumption is normal compared to the long-term average. Malnutrition in children under the age of five declined in January, 2016. The terms of trade are favourable to the households at 86 compared to the average of 73 indicative, attributed to forces of market supply and demand. (2) Regarding awareness that school-going children are already adversely affected and many are unable to regularly attend class, the Ministry is not aware of the acute food shortage already adversely affecting class attendance. (3) The Senator wanted to know when the Government will supply relief food to the affected. The emergency fund which addresses the food relief provision was devolved to the county governments. The county government is in the first line of action into relief provision in cases of food insecurity, but the Ministry has strategically prepositioned the strategic food reserve of 272,320 90-kilogram bags of maize in the nearest National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots for relief distribution to agencies and relief provision to Government departments to access and purchase for distribution to the affected population. The nearest depots are strategically supplied with strategic food reserve to cater for the counties are as follows: Kapenguria, Kitale and Sigor with the total stock of 272,320 90-kilogram bags. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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