Turkana Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai is calling for extensiveinvolvement of the county government and residents in oil development programmesin the region.Lomorukai wants stronger collaboration between ...

As the South Lokichar Field Development Plan enters the critical phase of parliamentary approval, the political environment ...

The Turkana people of Northwest Kenya have adapted to one of the driest places on Earth by relying predominantly on the milk, meat, and blood from their herds of camels and goats. With up to 80 ...

On a recent Sunday afternoon in Lokichar, a small town in Kenya’s northern Turkana region, the expansive grounds of the Black Gold Hotel are deserted, aside from a couple of housekeepers seeking shade ...

As climate change takes a heavy toll on nomadic communities, Turkana pastoralists like Ang'elech Losuru, 40, are confronted with the harsh reality of its effects. Since losing most of his livestock in ...

Cornell researchers have contributed to a multi-institutional study of how the nomadic Turkana people of northern Kenya—who have lived for thousands of years in extreme desert conditions—evolved to ...

Through a collaboration between U.S. and Kenyan researchers and Turkana communities of northern Kenya, scientists have uncovered key genetic adaptations underlying survival in hot and dry environments ...

Lake Turkana in northern Kenya is often called the cradle of humankind. Home to some of the earliest hominids, its fossil-rich basin has helped scientists piece together the story of human evolution.

Despite a national directive requiring all learners to report to school regardless of fees or uniforms, local leaders in Turkana say only 20 per cent of children have resumed learning, exposing deep ...

In northern Kenya, where the ground is arid, the sun is hot, and water is a daily grind, the people have created a life that has endured for centuries. Their territory extends into Uganda, South Sudan ...