Rift Valley lakes

Kenyan pastoralists on edge due to drought.

Drought situation continues to worsen in Kenya. In Kenya’s Rift Valley, local says they last harvested since 2018. This year it has rained for four days. Cows have died, goats – their remaining source of food – are dying of diseases. The Worse hit are nineteen of the 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Land counties. The…

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Endorois women in Kenya rally villagers to save community swamp.

Kenyan minority indigenous community – the Endorois live around Lake Bogoria in Baringo County in Kenya’s Rift valley.In 1970’s they lost their grazing ground when Lake Baringo was registered a national reserve. The remaining swamp – Kiborgoch or Loboi swamp stated shrinking in the 1990’s due to land degradation and wildfires. The Women depend on…

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