The saying resonates with what is happening in the three Northeastern counties. Residents are caught up in an oscillation of the devastating effects of dry and rainy seasons. They are doomed when it is dry and doomed when it rains. Across Garissa, Wajir and Mandera, 90 per cent of residents rely on livestock farming for survival. “Who doesn’t know that, as residents of Northeastern, we depend on livestock keeping to sustain ourselves economically?

Source: The Star October 18, 2019 18:56 UTC