Hunger: 2 children die, one fighting for life after eating poisonous cassava
These are the first known deaths connected directly to hunger in Malawi.
The three kids reportedly got so hungry they ate the poisonous cassava while their parents went in search of food.
The police officer in charge of Mtakataka Police Station, Goodwin Sambo confirmed the unfortunate incident.
“Their parents were away in search of food when they three children were very hungry and ate the poisonous cassava,” he said.
He added that the three children hastily ate the cassaava which is not supposed to be eaten raw because
According to Nyasa Times, the two deaths occurred at the same time the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Allan Chiyembekeza was assuring Malawians at a news conference that the country had enough food.
“The only challenge we had was logistics because we had three parallel programmes running the same time requiring the same vehiclles,” said Chiyembekeza.
But Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe has a different opinion.
He was quoted to have said the government was struggling to raise K3.5 billion to buy extra maize for the country..
