Stories

Where the earth had grown hard and thirsty. Days were marked by the relentless sun and the harsh reality of a land gripped by one of the longest, most unforgiving droughts East Africa had ever seen.…

These are some of the words residents of Buna in Wajir County are using todescribe the last drought.You see, communities in Wajir County are not strangers to drought. They arepastoralists. They…

Nuria Abdi is a calm, elderly woman whose whole family lives under one frayed roof. Her shelter made with sticks and frayed fabric stands on dry, hot sand that clearly thirsts for some water. Animal…

A razor sharp memory is what he has.His unique ability has him recalling dates from past events. He recalls thelast time it rained before the worst drought he has ever experienced. Heremembered the…

Have you ever seen a camel run? Like really run. I'm talking dust lifting kind of running. It’s as shocking as it is a spectacle. They can run, especially if they are hungry and thirsty -albeit…

Culturally, women and children are responsible for ensuring they take the animals out in search of pasture. They also are responsible for ensuring the households are running well. They may seem like…

Halima Jarso Gordana is a born pastoralist, that means permanency is a foreign concept. However, she has built a permanent house and hopes to build another one for her mother. She strongly believes…

Did you know there is a sound that teeth make when they are falling off? She describes it as something like a small explosion in your mouth. She blames her so-called ‘wild teenage’ days when she used…

When we were born, our parents put us in napkins. Today’s child wears diapers. I mean it is a given. As we grow up, we are taught how to use a toilet; be it a pit latrine or a good toilet with a bowl…

It is difficult to see it when you walk in. You may easily confuse it for stones neatly arranged in the middle of the compound. Or maybe an attempt at some creative landscaping. I mean it could be…