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Access to water enhancing farming in Kenyas' ASAL

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[Antony Nyandiek, Standard]

For decades, residents of Isiolo's Ngaremara ward had to endure the struggles and sufferings that come with inaccessibility to water. The area borders Samburu and Meru counties, and the lack of water often resulted in conflicts, loss of livestock, and food insecurity, which led to increased cases of malnutrition, especially among children under five years of age.

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