State has ignored poverty and desperation in northern Kenya

By Billow Kerrow

Famine is now part of our nation’s branding. Hardly a month passes before we see shocking pictures of malnourished and starving Kenyans, feeding on wild berries or simply wasting away. However much the Brand Kenya may resent these images, it has become part of our country’s heritage. Even the people at Vision 2030 do not have ‘flagship’ projects to address the perennial criminal neglect of the pastoralist communities.