Unfortunately our previous warnings and appeals have received a very limited response from donors. We don't want Kenya to become another Niger, where ... donations only increased when people started dying after months of appeals for contributions to prevent deaths.

Time is running out fast.

As you can see from Niger, you have a long period with nothing, then the camera crews arrive and it becomes a political issue. Then aid arrives.

The fact that contributions have been very poor is very worrying.

The figure needs to be agreed on by all partners in order for it to be credible to the donors.

What is a very limited window of opportunity to avert mass suffering in Kenya is closing very fast.

If this is true, we condemn it and we urge that the looting of food aid cease immediately.

We're going to have to double or triple our efforts.

We don't want to see people die in Kenya but unfortunately our previous warnings and appeals have received a very limited response from donors.