Kenya: Insuring Pastoralists against Increasing Risks

Northern Kenya is where more than three million pastoralist households are hit by increased serve droughts. Back then there would be droughts but pastoralists could still find some grass and water for their animals. Lately the droughts have been longer and there is nothing to eat. Esekon Longuramoe, a pastoralist, said that all he saw in northern Kenya was so much grass and a lot of wild animals, but now there is no rain and he has lost 100 sleep and 50 cattle. After losing all his livestock, he is broke and he cannot take care of himself like he used too.
The government of Kenya is launching a new project to help out the pastoralists. Pastoralists will be able to purchase insurance for their livestock, and the government will use satellite images of grass and other vegetation to indicate if the drought will bring their animals to starvation.

I think that the government of Kenya is doing the right thing by helping out the pastoralists. If they did not help out, sooner or later there might not be anymore pastoralists in Kenya. I am also glad that people opened up and complained about what was happening because if no one did then the government would not have helped out. The government of Kenya should also try to get a water supply up to northern Kenya so that maybe fewer animals would die and they would have something to drink.