FOOD AND SHORTAGE OF WATER SUPPLY IN KENYA

Food and shortage of water supply in Kenya

Food and shortage of water supply in Kenya

Background

Kenya is currently faced with serious economic problems. Approximately 33 million people form the Kenyan population, 32% of whom are youth. Young people make up two-thirds of the total workforce. A staggering 82% of these youth in the labour force lack employable skills. There are an estimated 12.4 million people looking for work. Half of the unemployed are youth. Equal opportunities for education in primary and secondary schools are the key to solving the dire poverty that pervades.

Lack of Food and Crop Production

Subsistence agriculture, as most people support themselves in the rural areas of Western Province. The main social problem is land of ownership. In Kenya, land is divided between the men's sons in the family. Cultivation spread as far as he can still more sons, just leave and find work in the city. There is not enough land for all families to continue their traditional ways. The situation is compounded for young women. Until recently, the land can not be owned by a daughter in the family. Girls had no other choice but to marry and live with her husband and his family. As a result, education became more important, most often seen as the only way out of living in poverty.

In January 2009, the Kenya Daily Nation reported that "one out of every three Kenyans is threatened by famine due to crop failure and the government plans to declare food shortages a national emergency." As a result, much of the country is experiencing food and water.

10 million Kenyans who are suffering food shortages include 1.5 million children in school feeding program, 2.5 million people suffering from various diseases, including HIV / AIDS and orphans, and ...