The north eastern
and the great rift valley of Kenya is famously known for its nomadic form of livelihood which in turn has become a specified culture.
Made up of majorly Cushitic and Nilotic communities. The region boasts of livestock wealth with each household having approximately over 50% dependency on animals and animals’ products.
With that said Kenya’s economy has been dropping so fast in the
past few months as some people would claim but the question should entirely be rephrased and asked “if one camel is equivalent to 100000 shillings in the local market, how much would it have cost in the international market” as a country we need to restructure our thinking and see the gem we have been avoiding ever since.
On the same note, if one household has 10 camels for example. Then it means that over hundreds of thousands shillings can be generated and the tax collected should then be considered as increased rate of collected revenue.
The question of reviving our economy always has an answer but the answered has been ignored.
The economic recovery plan by the government should not isolate the north in the plan to have Kenya on its feet. Just like the government has invested in fish farming in Nyanza and tea and coffee in central Kenya, the north should be empowered too. The north has potential in its rich animal resource. We could use the animal hides to make the north a leading leather turning hub. This will not only reduce insecurity but also create employment and revenue.
We should see northern Kenya as a distributor of animals product locally and internationally.
Lerte Tellah – Samburu
