After months in the jungles with their animals, Turkana pastoralists from Kenya have started moving back home, in anticipation for the festive season.
For a couple of days the North-Eastern Uganda-Kenya border has been a beehive of activities as families cross back into Turkana to celebrate Christmas, an event that brings together millions of people across the world.
To keep the goats and camel herds in harmony, the herdsmen keep yelling and lashing them. Lowui Loseng, a herdsman driving animals back home says he is impressed by the Christmas tradition as he hopes to reunite with his family members.
He however, observes that water and pasture remain a huge challenge among pastoralists.
Lucas Lokuruka, the Lokiriama chief in Turkana's Loima district confirms the development saying apart from the festive season, there has been some significant improvement in the region.
He explains that this is the time to share with the older segments back home after months of drought. He adds that with some rains in Turkana, families would stay longer with their herds at home.
Emanuel Imana, a Turkana peace ambassador says the extended impact of drought has led to the destruction of pasture and loss of herds. He however says that the Turkana government is now putting in place climate mitigation measures aimed at impacting on climate change.
Over 30,000 Turkana families have lived inside Uganda since 2010 after chronic drought that hit them back home.
For a couple of days the North-Eastern Uganda-Kenya border has been a beehive of activities as families cross back into Turkana to celebrate Christmas, an event that brings together millions of people across the world.
To keep the goats and camel herds in harmony, the herdsmen keep yelling and lashing them. Lowui Loseng, a herdsman driving animals back home says he is impressed by the Christmas tradition as he hopes to reunite with his family members.
He however, observes that water and pasture remain a huge challenge among pastoralists.
Lucas Lokuruka, the Lokiriama chief in Turkana's Loima district confirms the development saying apart from the festive season, there has been some significant improvement in the region.
He explains that this is the time to share with the older segments back home after months of drought. He adds that with some rains in Turkana, families would stay longer with their herds at home.
Emanuel Imana, a Turkana peace ambassador says the extended impact of drought has led to the destruction of pasture and loss of herds. He however says that the Turkana government is now putting in place climate mitigation measures aimed at impacting on climate change.
Over 30,000 Turkana families have lived inside Uganda since 2010 after chronic drought that hit them back home.
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