The Institute for Social Accountability (TISA) in collaboration with the German organization Welthhngerhilfe (WHH) are implementing a programme aimed at ensuring the vulnerable in Vihiga County have access to food.
The programme, dubbed strengthening rural governance for the right to adequate food, is geared towards vulnerable members of the society are food and nutritionally secure using a rights-based approach.
Vihiga Deputy Governor (DG) Wilberforce Kitiezo who graced the occasion hosted at a Vihiga hotel, pledged the commitment of the county administration to support the project to its fruition.
Mr. Kitiezo pointed out that the programme brings on board smallholder farmers, the village elders, the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the county and national governments.
The DG noted that duty bearers and other players are obligated to strengthen the advocacy and social accountability efforts, by integrating the right to food in policy processes.
“The political, administrative and community leaders are supposed to demonstrate social accountability and respond to demands from the marginalized and vulnerable groups particularly in the rural areas,” he stated.
He added that the County and National governments have to enact laws and formulate policies that ensure inclusivity and that promote accountability as well as the right to food.
By Sammy Mwibanda
