Surviving ravages of Turkana's Kakong'u

For years, they have been ravaged by drought and hunger. Water remains their biggest need and with babies on their backs and on empty stomachs , women in Kakong'u area in the county of Turkana have to walk for hours in search of water. Nimrod Taabu kicks of the first of an eight part series, Life in the Dry North with the story of the women of Kakongu.

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[OneWholeKenya]

Very sad that we have such things in Kenya, where politicians are among the highest paid in the worlds and for what? Heckling and playing comedy. Where are their MPs? Where is the govt here? Why does it not take care of its citizens instead of bickering day in day out. We kenyans need a complete mental overhaul.We should stop listening to politicians' crap and push them to address these issues.BTW,is that hut really 1m in circumference?!?!Otherwise good and eye-opening report.

[2011thisistheyear]

Now these are the people I cannot stand in their way if they are to seek secession today. What a joke the GOK is!

[MrPearlchild]

this is really sad to watch

[siasabora]

@K ebu watch an NTV video here on You Tube titled ' Turkana: Beauty amid high temperatures' then tell me what is the matter with people out there!

[siasabora]

@thuraku: totally...that part of the nation needs to be jump started!

[karuitha]

@siasabora CDF I know it works, just ask Peter Kenneth and Gatanga people. If these area really has an MP, who I think is living it up in Nairobi, he will make sure that CDF money is used to either dig bow holes or bring in piped water to these people. Give them water and the rest will sort itself out.

[karuitha]

@thuraku ask yourself, who is the area MP? I can bet you that this area's allocation of the CDF is still lying in the treasury uncollected. That money is enough to dig bow holes for these people. Give these people water and they wouldn't have to walk for miles looking for it. They waste so much time walking which could be used doing productive things

[thuraku]

@siasabora These are the kind of questions that need to come up at a UNDP forum somewhere in Nairobi.

this situation is totally unacceptable .

[thuraku]

@karuitha Am with u on this one.Terribly sad to see our brothers, womenfolk and children suffer so much through no fault of their own.The GOK needs to come forward and address this situation fast before it spirals out of control.Ngilu where are you?

[karuitha]

all as Kenyans in Turkana suffer, their leaders are in Nairobi politicking 24/7. To imagine these people have an MP pocketing 6 figure tax free salaries n living it up in Nairobi. Having 6 course meals, their children schooling in the best schools money can buy and being spoilt by the latest technology.

Kenyans cant we see that we are getting fucked up by these good for nothing politicians.