Published on Pambazuka News (https://www.pambazuka.org)

Home > Kenya: Pastoralists Risk Losing Entire Livestock Population

Contributor [1]
Thursday, August 5, 2004 - 03:00
Categories: 
Land & land rights [2]
Issue Number: 
168 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Following one of the largest migrations seen in the region in recent times, much of the livestock in northern Kenya is at risk from perishing following overcrowding and a shortage of water. The Isiolo District is hosting an additional 100,000 livestock, and 50,000 are reliant on a single water pan at Fororsa. Shared by both animals and humans, the water has become contaminated from overuse and poor maintenance. It is estimated that it will run out in a month's time

Category: 
Land & Environment [4]
Oldurl: 
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/land/23648 [5]
Country: 
Kenya [6]

Source URL: https://www.pambazuka.org/node/24176

Links
[1] https://www.pambazuka.org/author/contributor
[2] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3662
[3] https://www.pambazuka.org/article-issue/168
[4] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3288
[5] http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/land/23648
[6] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3282