El Molo: Tiny tribe with a rare skin condition faces more threats

El Molo family (From right) Emmanuel Lopii, 5, father Erot Lopii with an orange T-shirt, Ekal Lopii ,4,Eking'ol Lopii ,3, and the their mother Mary Etelej who is carrying a young baby, pose at their traditional hut. The rare tribe live in Long' ech Island in Lake Turkana. [Lucas Ngasike/Standard]

It is noon and unforgiving temperatures soar to about 40 degrees in the isolated Long’ech island in Lake Turkana.

But four-year-old Ekal Lopii and his two younger brothers Emanuel and Eking’ol play with other neighbours’ children next to their hut.