Kenya: Drought Bites Hard in North Eastern Province

In the second part of our series, read about the drought situation in North Eastern province

He has been trekking with his 250 cows for the last five days. When we meet him, he has already covered close to 800km and he still has another 800km to go before reaching his destination. Meet Mohamed Hirmoge, a herder from Mandera County, whom we caught up with in Habaswein. He is headed to Ijara after word reached him that he might get some pasture in the district to feed his most precious asset - livestock.

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