Gibe III project: A blessing or curse to Ethiopia’s southern tribes?

Fishermen dry their catch along the shores of Lake Turkana. But livelihoods of the Daasanach, Bodi, Kara, Kwegu, Mursi, Turkana and Nyangatom tribes expect to be disrupted.  [PHOTOS: Osinde Obare/STANDARD]

By Osinde Obare

For decades, cattle have been a source of pride, wealth and food, and are intimately tied to the cultural identity of the eight ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s South Omo Valley.