From raids to farming: Project set to transform West Pokot and Turkana

Arid and Semi-Arid Lands CS Beatrice Askul says the government has begun structured consultations with communities on the proposed Lower Turkwel Irrigation Project. [File, Standard]

For decades, the border region between West Pokot and Turkana counties has been synonymous with cattle rustling, revenge attacks and chronic food shortages.

Now, leaders and residents want to rewrite that story by turning the conflict-prone zone into a vast food production belt anchored on the proposed Lower Turkwel Irrigation Project.