KENYA: Water crisis as dry conditions persist in the north
Serious shortages ofwater and pasture for livestock are being experienced in the northern Kenyandistricts of Isiolo, Mandera and Wajir as dry...
KENYA: Making ends meet in post-election Samburu
Joseph Letresh had considered himself lucky because he was employed as atraditional dancer at a tourist hotel in the Samburu game reserve,...
KENYA: Cholera outbreak in Mandera
An outbreak of cholera in Kenya's northeastern district of Mandera has claimed the lives of six people, with the local hospital reporting that about...
KENYA: Food shortages complicating ARV programme in the north
Food shortages in arid, remote northern Kenya are making it impossible for HIV-positive people in the region to adhere to their antiretroviral (ARV)...
AFRICA: Can pastoralism survive in the 21st century?
Pastoralism is under threat – from climate change, shifting global markets and increased competition for land and other natural resources – even...
AFRICA: Education tops pastoralists’ concerns
Pastoralists across Africa want their children to have access to education that suits their nomadic lifestyles, representatives of pastoral...