Being from the Ethiopian side of the border, travelling and getting to know my people on the Kenyan side has brought me back down to earth...
The people residing in Marsabit and Isiolo counties share ancestral relations with the Oromos living in Southern Ethiopia. When Abiy became Prime Minister in April 2018,...
The Borana were at the forefront of the Oromo national liberation struggle and tens of thousands paid the ultimate prize while many others were arrested, liquidated,...
International institutions are feeling pressure to raise critical questions about how they operate in local communities and the impact of their work on these populations. But...
Historically, drivers of conflict in Marsabit County have been competition for land and water resources but the violence increasingly appears to be politically instigated.
Despite the enacting of the Community Lands Act of 2016, pastoral communities in Kenya have continued to be disadvantaged by the weak nature of their land...
The government has passed laws that routinely undervalue pastoralists’ land and undermine pastoralism as a system of production and main source of livelihood in the drylands.
The fake councils of elders invented by the political class have robbed elders in northern Kenya of their legitimacy. It will take the intervention of professionals...
With climate trend likely to worsen, it is crucial now for development partners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and policymakers to rethink climate change adaptation and management...
Where do you start when you only went to school up to Class 5 and you belong to a culture where women have no right to...