Drought, insecurity unsettles residents of Kapetadie, Turkana

Drought in Kapetadie has left wild animals dead and residents without water. [Mike Ekutan, Standard]

A biting drought in the remote village of Kapetadie in Turkana West, along the border of Kenya and South Sudan, has left residents trekking for kilometres in search of water.

Residents who spoke to The Standard said the prolonged drought has forced women and children to trek for more than seven kilometres to the only water point where they get water for domestic and other uses.