Several counties in Kenya are once again faced with severe drought. Communities in these counties, most of whom are pastoralists, are losing their livestock and now face the danger of total loss of their only source of livelihood.
Such an eventuality would leave thousands destitute, needing food aid and other assistance. Loss of livelihood, as in so many times in the past, also leads to famine. The next thing we might see is images of emaciated bodies of children and the elderly being broadcast on local and international TV stations.
