Hundreds of old people from various parts of Turkana county today converged at the office for the aged, to celebrate the world day for the old. Speaking during the celebrations, the help age co-coordinator Mr. Stephen Esukuku said that this was part of the celebrations that they normally have every 1st of October.
He blamed high consumption of alcohol by the old, that drags them from reaching the organizations target of better health among the old. At the same time the diocesan children's department officer Mrs. Eunice Majuma urged the old to maintain hygiene in their homes. She added that they should make sure that they sleep under treated nets lest they are transmitted with malaria.
During the celebrations, 135 old people were issued with nets and sheets that were donated by karatasi organization, through the diocese of Lodwar.
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