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Where goat intestines predict rains, raids, drought, diseases

Elders 'analysing' goats intestines during a climate prediction ceremony. [Courtesy]

The Turkana do not have to rely on the Kenya Meteorological Department for weather Apps to know when it will rain, the onset of the cold season or when to migrate livestock during drought.

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