There is no one to rescue pastoralists as leaders campaign

A herd of cows in Tana River County.[Caroline Chebet, Standard]

The drought in Northern Kenya is getting out of hand as the pastoralist communities stare at death. When President Uhuru Kenyatta declared drought a national disaster in September this year, there was a sigh of relief because many thought help was underway. The president even ordered Treasury to release Sh2 billion from the consolidated fund to help pastoralists access water and pasture. But to date, these funds are still meandering through the channels of bureaucracy.