Sunday, January 01, 2006
Kenyan inmates fast over drought
Tens of thousands of prisoners in Kenya plan to skip their meal on Sunday to raise money for fellow Kenyans affected by food shortages.
Prisoners in jails across the country are hoping that by diverting funds for their meal to the charity Food Aid, it will help the starving.
Some 2.4 million people are threatened by severe drought across Kenya.
Read more.. (BBC News, Dec 31, 2005)
(Submitted by Sumeet Bhatti)
Prisoners in jails across the country are hoping that by diverting funds for their meal to the charity Food Aid, it will help the starving.
Some 2.4 million people are threatened by severe drought across Kenya.
Read more.. (BBC News, Dec 31, 2005)
(Submitted by Sumeet Bhatti)
