Kenya: Turkana's Oiled Dreams

Publisher:
KENYA Citizen TV
Publication Date:
2 April 2012
Tags:
Kenya, Petroleum

Turkana's Oiled Dreams Part 1

'We have struck black gold!' has continued to be the dominant headline in Kenyan media over the last couple of days. The news has caused an unprecedented level of excitement locally, regionally and even across the globe. But, how is the situation on the ground for a region that has for years complained of neglect and exclusion? Our senior reporter Evelyn Wambui has just returned from Turkana having talked to 2 sets of generations, a 14 - year - old boy and a group of elders, about their hopes for the future.

Turkana's Oiled Dreams Part Two

Turkana may have found black gold...but have the prospects of a better life following the discovery of oil changed the tides of residents there? The rest of the country thinks yes, but what do the Turkana residents think? In part 2 of 'Turkana's oiled dreams' Evelyn Wambui tells the story of river Lokichar that has remained dry for years and which surprisingly still remains the residents' own drilling point for the region's most priced commodity...water

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