With just 800 people, the El Molo are struggling to survive

By Joe Ombuor and Peter Orengo

In the sweltering heat of Kenya’s northwestern county of Turkana, a lone dark figure strides slowly along the busy streets of Lodwar town, occasionally peeping at the open shops. He has this dark wrinkled unforgettable face, with an almost bald head with sparse brown hair. In his hand is a plastic container with water, which he occasionally sprinkles on his head.