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How camel rearing helped group unlock shackles of poverty

Women milk camels at Rimoy area in Elgeyo Marakwet County. The camels are changing the livelihoods of residents of the semi arid area offering alternative source of food. [Kevin Tunoi]

Some 14 years ago, a group of pastoralists in the semi-arid Kerio Valley decided to do what was considered a taboo; rear camels for milk and meat.

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