Food agencies struggle to distribute aid in Kenya

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Peter Smerdon, WFP spokesperson

Peter Smerdon, WFP spokesperson, said, "200 trucks were loaded in Mombasa and some of them set out. Some of them made it through to Uganda or southern Sudan others are stranded en route, some are being escorted by the Kenyan army to get out of the places where they are stuck because of checkpoints. At the moment we have not had to delay food distributions but if this situation continues, unless the food starts moving, we will not have enough food in some of those countries to do a distribution on time."

The delay has been compounded by difficulties in rail transport with trains not arriving at the port. The port authority says dozens of ships are expected to call at the port in the next two weeks including three oil tankers.

Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda are experiencing fuel shortages as a result of disruption of supply lines to the port.

Editor:Du Xiaodan