Mercy Juma

Head of Communications, Kenya - UN WFP. Ex @BBCNews @BBCWorldService Correspondent covering Africa | Global Health storyteller | Strategic Comms | Moderator

[Mercy Juma @MercyJuma_]

After 7.5 years with #BBC, I’m starting a new chapter. Thrilled to join @WFP_Kenya as Head of Communications. This isn’t a departure from storytelling, it’s a shift in how and where those stories are told. With a focus on narratives rooted in building resilience. #ChangingLives

[WFP in Kenya @WFP_Kenya]

What happens when refugees are supported?

🍚 Dependency on food aid reduces
🌾 Self-reliance grows
🍉 Nutritious food becomes more accessible
💸 Incomes increase

This is why WFP and @FAOKenya with support from the @EUinKenya, is helping refugees transition from aid dependency to self-reliance. By establishing water pans and greenhouses for irrigation, communities are empowered to grow crops, farm sustainably, and build resilient livelihoods.

See more ⤵️

[WFP in Kenya @WFP_Kenya]

📍Kakuma ilikuwa moto 😅🔥
From kupika, fashion show, hadi kushare chakula pamoja,  ilikuwa all about community.

“Kupika Drive” brought refugees and host communities together,  kupitia food, culture na connection. @WFP_Kenya tulikuwa hapo pia, supporting local initiatives and being part of the moment.

Watch how it all went down - teamwork, culture na kicheko mob 😄
Na usikose kuona Head of Office Claudia akikoroga sembe na madigaga! 🍲✨

[WFP Africa @WFP_Africa]

With support from @novonordiskfond, WFP is launching the BioSustainability Design Programme.

Watch how this partnership is turning innovation into impact, and helping build the future we want. ⬇️

[World Food Programme @WFP]

🚨The immediate economic shocks from the Middle East crisis are already showing, but the delayed ones could be even more severe - especially for countries relying heavily on food and fuel imports.

WFP's Mercy Juma explains why and what's at stake ⤵️

[WFP in Kenya @WFP_Kenya]

The latest food security analysis for Kenya confirms severe levels of acute malnutrition in parts of northern Kenya. Extremely critical acute malnutrition has been identified in parts of Mandera, Marsabit and Turkana.
Across ASAL counties, 3.3 million people are facing crisis levels of food insecurity or worse, alongside 
429,000 refugees in Dadaab, Kakuma and Kalobeyei.

[WFP in Kenya @WFP_Kenya]

🎉 From all of us at @WFP_Kenya, Happy New Year! 🎉

In 2026, we continue listening, showing up, and walking alongside communities in the ASALs, and refugee-hosting areas, not only responding to immediate needs but laying the foundations for longer-term stability and self-reliance.

Here’s to a year of impact, scalable solutions and sustainability!

#HappyFestivities

[WFP in Kenya @WFP_Kenya]

This road doesn’t show up on most maps, but @WFP takes it anyway.

In 2025, we kept moving, navigating some of Kenya’s toughest terrains, to support communities’ health and well-being. Na mwaka ujao, tutazidi! 💪

[Mercy Juma @MercyJuma_]

RT @WFP_Kenya: Kenya mourns the passing of one of its most iconic leaders, Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga. @WFPKenya extends heartfelt condole…

[AlignMNH @alignmnh]

We're excited for our first REAL TALK conversation on the future of the health workforce, featuring speakers from @ViamoGlobal @IntelehealthOrg & more with @MercyJuma_ facilitating. RSVP & join us October 21. https://t.co/CoXsIqq5nl

[Betty Ka @Betty_KaWFP]

Two months in as @WFP_Kenya Country Director, our ambition is clear: to support Kenya’s Government and communities in the ASALs to move beyond cycles of crisis toward a food-secure, resilient, and prosperous future.

[WFP in Kenya @WFP_Kenya]

Refugees in Kenya impacted by food aid cuts; WFP rolls out new system https://t.co/bH1b4FRxUI via @AJEnglish

[WFP in Kenya @WFP_Kenya]

Wario from Marsabit, #Kenya isn’t just growing crops — he’s growing opportunities. 🌱

With support from @WFP & @MastercardFdn, this young farmer has gone from self-employment to creating jobs for his peers, proving agriculture can power a youth-led, resilient future.

This #InternationalYouthDay, we celebrate young Kenyans driving change in our food systems.

Hear more from him ⤵️

[WFP in Kenya @WFP_Kenya]

Refugees and host communities in Kalobeyei settlement are growing their own food through sustainable irrigation and rainwater harvesting.

@WFP is promoting self-reliance among vulnerable #refugees and drought-affected families, building long-term food security.

🙏@EUinKenya

[Prof Joy Lawn @joylawn]

Happening Tues!!
Join and share widley, please!
95 authors, 7 papers, 4 actions we can all be part of

@MARCH_LSHTM @ohumaeric @HannahBlencowe @maryvkinney @AnnaGruending @MercyJuma_ @EtienneLanglois @FIGOHQ @NewbornToolkit @naveenthacker @COINNurses @NEST360org @BioMedCentral

[WFP in Kenya @WFP_Kenya]

“Years ago, we had three meals a day,” says Nyere, a South Sudanese refugee now living in Kenya.

These days, her family survives on just one meal. She worries malnutrition will return.

On #WorldRefugeeDay, we call for renewed support to protect the health and dignity of refugee families.

[Bertram Hill @bertram_hill1]

Yesterday, I witnessed the power of #KenyasDigitalInvestigators.

I set out to identify a cop who shot a bystander in broad daylight.

But I immediately realised, I couldn't. Someone had beaten me to it.

Kenyans across the country did the digging themselves…

[WFP Media @WFP_Media]

𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 - From Kansas to Kakuma: How U.S. wheat helps power humanitarian aid.

Discover the journey of a grain of wheat from Kansas farms to feeding families in crisis zones.

📖 Article free to reproduce ➡️ https://t.co/RlD2tNHxwp
#FoodAid #Kansas
@MercyJuma_, @KCStar

[WFP in Kenya @WFP_Kenya]

🚨 News Alert

In June, WFP in #Kenya will cut food and cash assistance to 720,000 refugees due to funding shortfalls.

@WFP needs $44 million to restore full rations through August. Without it, hunger and malnutrition will keep rising.
🔗https://t.co/sQpKjg0osA

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

Kero Ya Ufadhili:

Wakimbizi Dadaab na Kakuma wanaishi kwa wasiwasi

Wakimbizi hao hutegemea chakula na fedha kutoka Marekani

Kusitishwa kwa ufadhili wa Marekani kumewaweka njia panda

Chakula kilichotolewa mwaka jana kinaendelea kudidimia

Pesa wanazopewa wakimbizi ili kujikimu pia zimekwisha

#CitizenNipasheWikendi @RashidAbdalla

[WFP Africa @WFP_Africa]

In #Kenya, over 700,000 refugees rely on @WFP_Kenya to survive.

But with just 40% of a full food ration available, hunger is deepening and malnutrition is on the rise.

Without urgent funding, the situation will only worsen.

@MercyJuma_ explains ⤵️