Desperate farmers turn to thorny acacia bark to feed dying animals

An emaciated cow peel acacia tree barks at Leketetwee village in Mogotio, the only animal feed in the area. PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH

Frantic herders have resorted to feeding their animals acacia tree bark as a biting drought continues to ravage the country.

For four months now, villagers who cannot afford hay have been pruning branches from the drought-resistant thorny tree.