Kenya: Tales of resettlement - Displaced pastoralists

The Boran, Gabra and Orma pastoralist communities share a common ancestry, having gradually moved from southern Ethiopia to Kenya’s Eastern and Coast provinces. In this report, Panos finds that over the last few decades, many of these pastoralists have experienced resettlement and a change of lifestyle. The causes are varied but irrigation schemes and other development projects, as well as conflict and drought, are the primary reasons.