Thursday, January 22, 2009

Kenya sets up relief call center to monitor famine

The Kenyan government has teamed up with mobile phone operators in the country to launch an emergency disaster response call center system that will assist in coordinating and monitoring the current famine situation.

The information and communication ministry has commissioned KenCall, East Africa's largest international contact center, to run the operation in cooperation with call service providers.

The center will be based in Nairobi and is expected to fundraise, monitor information, and answer requests for information from public and the media.

Information Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo said the system would ensure that Kenyans are able to alert the government of the circumstances in various parts of the country round-the-clock.

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