Red Cross scales up aid for families fleeing cross-border conflict into Moyale

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has scaled up humanitarian assistance for families arriving in Moyale, Marsabit county, following insecurity linked to conflict across the border.

In a statement on Thursday, the organisation said many families had arrived with few belongings and urgently needed shelter, food, water and healthcare.

Red Cross teams, working with the Marsabit County Government, national authorities and partners, have begun setting up temporary shelters and distributing tents and essential household items, including blankets, sleeping mats, jerrycans and kitchen sets.

The initial response will reach 1,000 households, with the organisation also providing fortified porridge flour known as Super Cereal to support the nutrition of young children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. First aid is also being provided to those in need.