By MKT Correspondent
Pastoral communities along the West Pokot and Turkana border points are experiencing peace due to efforts by community conservancies.
The Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) is playing a pivotal role in restoring peace in the volatile area, with the hotspot areas where calm has been restored being Akiriamet, Akulo, Amolem, Lochakula, Kainuk, and Sarmach.
The Ustahimilivu project, implemented by a consortium of five technical partners, aims to support resilience for sustainable livelihoods through the community conservancy model and restore drought resilience within 11 wards of lowlands in West Pokot County.
The initiative has helped in conflict resolution, taming livestock theft and highway banditry, as well as poaching.
It has also developed increased wealth and job opportunities through tourism and diversified economic activities.
Reformed warriors who used to engage in banditry and cattle rustling activities and women in volatile areas previously affected by insecurity are now engaging in incoming generating activities.
The NRT Director in West Pokot and Baringo Counties, Ms. Rebecca Chebet, noted that the project has contributed significantly to resilience building and increased crop production through irrigation agriculture.
It has also promoted fundamental socio-economic human rights, such as the right to health and the right to food of acceptable quality, endorsed by the Kenyan Constitution.
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