Food and nutrition insecurity continues to be one of Kenya's biggest problems. While technological advancements, enhancement of infrastructure and education, and other factors have changed over the last 58 years of independent Kenya, food insecurity has remained a perennial problem. Most Kenyans are affected by different levels and forms of food and nutrition insecurity as the government seemingly struggles to fulfil the Human Right to Food as enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 – Article 43 1(c).

A coalition of organisations that advocate for food and nutrition security and realisation of the Right to Adequate Food in Kenya, put together a ‘Food Manifesto’ - https://routetofood.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Food-Manifesto-Digital-version.pdf

The Food Manifesto looks at the current food security issues, demystifies some of the common myths and misconceptions about food and provides nine (9) proposed interventions to address the current food security issues in the country as well as build a foundation to a sustainable, equitable food system for Kenya.

Emmanuel Atamba, Program Coordinator Agroecology at the Heinrich Boell Foundation's Nairobi office, joined us in the episode and explained why it is critical that all political leaders incorporate the food agenda into their manifestos and explicitly provide their proposed solutions to the country's food and nutrition insecurity challenge.