Due to ongoing drought, livestock and locals depend on this lone water pan for water. [Irissheel Shanzu, Standard]Water shortage and a lack of pasture have forced a majority of livestock keepers in West Pokot to move to Uganda. He said only four wards in West Pokot County are safe from the drought but even then, residents share the water pan with livestock and wild animals. Resident Joseph Lokapel from Suam ward in Kacheliba said they have been using one water pan for 30 years. West Pokot Governor John Lonyangapuo who on Wednesday visited Morwongar area in North Pokot Sub-County urged the national government to intervene.

Source: Standard Digital January 21, 2022 10:49 UTC