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Camels / Drought / East Africa / Kenya / Pastoralism / Vulnerability
Hunger in Kenya’s Isiolo at ’emergency’ level
Camel herding between Kenya’s northern towns of Moyale and Isiolo (photo on Flickr by azulnocturnal). ‘At a streetside kiosk in Isiolo, the price of camel bones for soup has jumped 250 per cent this year to 100 shillings ($1.10) a kilo, straining the pockets of many in the drought-hit eastern Kenyan town. In a bitter … Continue reading