Fred Longenyek
Fred Longenyek is a community elder in Nkaroni village, Samburu County, who has expressed deep concerns about the ongoing drought's impact on local pastoralists. He poignantly described how the frequency of droughts has changed traditional practices of herd management, leaving families to start from scratch after each season of drought.
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