pastoralists Stories

Agriculture CS nominee Kagwe advocates for mandatory livestock insurance for farmers
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jan 14, 2025

Kagwe pointed out the need to address these cultural challenges while promoting practical solutions like insurance to provide financial safety nets fo...

MP Abdul Haro: UDM Party key to securing resources for marginalised North Eastern region
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 17, 2024

The Eastleigh Voice Reporter Barack Oduor spoke to Mandera South MP Abdul Haro on the role of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party in changing t...

Anyone opposing livestock vaccination is mad, possibly stupid, says Ruto
Charles Adinda  |  Dec 10, 2024

Ruto said the vaccination will target the country's 22 million heads of cattle and 50 million small-stock in a bid to combat diseases that have long a...

MP Keynan to President Ruto: Help bring missing Wajir MCA back to his family
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2024

Keynan reminded President Ruto of his government's commitment to eradicating abductions and ensuring the safety of all citizens.

Why government’s drought emergency plan failed- PS Kello Harsama
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 09, 2024

The PS revealed that the government is currently committed to establishing 450 feedlots nationwide and plans to place 5,000 hectares of land under pas...

Northeastern leaders demand immediate release of Sh70bn from equalisation fund during Wajir summit
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 10, 2024

Speaking during the official launch of the Pastoralist Summit in Wajir town, Ali urged PPG members, comprising 109 MPs, to remain united in pressuring...

Calls for state, donor collaboration as pastoralist leadership summit starts in Wajir
Charles Adinda  |  Dec 09, 2024

Calling for greater integration into Kenya's national development agenda, the event's patron Dido Raso noted the challenges that pastoralist communiti...

Pastoralist leadership summit kicks off in Wajir County
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2024

In preparation for the summit, Wajir County undertook various activities, including cleaning the town, demolishing stalls along major roads, and impos...

Court grants relief to over 1,000 Garissa locals evicted from their homes in 2010
Joseph Ndunda  |  Dec 06, 2024

The residents had settled on the land as pastoralists in the 1940s, initially as grazing lands but in the 1980s they put up permanent and semi-permane...

Pastoralists in Wajir replenish grazing lands with grass reseeding initiative
Issa Hussein  |  Nov 28, 2024

Hassan Aden Abdi said the reseeding programme would help provide sufficient forage for their livestock, which had grown weak during the prolonged drou...

International investor to operate new Isiolo abattoir as locals await benefits
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 20, 2024

The Isiolo abattoir has faced several setbacks which have led to its stalling over the past 17 years.

Reformed warriors in Turkana receive Sh2.5 million to support business start-ups
Issa Hussein  |  Nov 16, 2024

The training aims to support their business ventures and promote peace at grassroots levels.

Youth from pastoral areas push for smart practices to fight climate change
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 07, 2024

Wario's message to the government is that more support is needed to help communities like hers adapt to climate change.

Campaign launched to help Garissa livestock farmers avoid drought-related losses
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 17, 2024

Local pastoralist communities were advised to sell their large stock of animals and restock them during the rainy seasons.

How women in Mandera are helping resolve inter-clan disputes
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 17, 2024

Most of the clashes, the women say, occur during the rainy season when there's competition for pasture and settlement spaces.

Tana River residents demand action as farmers, pastoralists conflict escalates
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 21, 2024

The residents have expressed concerns that tensions, which have been simmering for some time, are now at a breaking point, threatening both livelihood...

Community mobilisers for livestock project expected to benefit 375,000 pastoralists unveiled
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 01, 2024

The PS highlighted the challenges that the livestock sector faces, including inadequate pasture and quality feeds, scarcity of water resources, climat...

Kenyan pastoralists key to country’s economy but they are digitally deprived
The Conversation  |  Jul 23, 2024

Digital inequality in Kenya’s pastoralist communities is rooted in longstanding socio-political and economic disparities

Garissa launches agro-pastoralist programme to improve lives, food security
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 01, 2024

The BREFONS programme aims to improve living conditions and food and nutrition security in Kenya and the Horn of Africa region. 

Diligent young farmer who is the talk of Wajir 
Yunis Dekow  |  Jun 23, 2024

Despite a background in procurement, he embarked on an unconventional transition to farming in 2019, motivated by the pursuit of a sustainable livelih...

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