Turkana County guns for long-term food security

Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok. The county government, besides establishing major irrigation schemes, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with other members of the North Rift Economic Bloc (Noreb) to ensure the region becomes food-secure. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

For a long time, the sun-baked fields of Turkana County have been associated with drought and starvation.

From the region, pictures of emaciated residents became quite common.