Kenya: Sharing resources to prevent tension between communities

MARALAL [ACTED News] - Nomadic pastoralist communities in Northern Kenya are confronted with the same environmental constraints over pasture land and water resources. These resources account for their primary source of livelihoods, and are often the cause of land disputes, notably when livestock migrates into perceived buffer zones of the neighbouring community. Resource sharing agreements are being devised to focus on areas of common interest and to enhance the management of key natural resources by opening up areas of previously underutilised pasture land and water resources. ACTED is currently bringing the relevant communities together to draft a roadmap towards peaceful co-existence, in Samburu and Baringo counties. In light of the recent tension in Samburu North, ACTED’s intervention, supported by the Office of the United States Foreign Disaster Assistance could not come at a more fitting time.