CO-DEVELOPING SKILLS WITH PASTORALISTS: GRAZING MANAGEMENT PLANNING IN SAMBURU COUNTY

The Department of LARMAT in partnership with VSF-Suisse has been supporting communities’ capacity building on sustainable rangeland management under Biovision-funded Building Drought Resilience in Samburu Through Sustainable Rangelands Management (DR-SRM) project.

Through the project, County Government officials have been trained to impart sustainable rangeland management knowledge and skills to the larger pastoralist communities in Samburu County. 

A follow up visit to Lengusaka, SirataLengamarita, Lerataand Lentanaivillages in Samburu County by Dr. Oliver Vivian Wasonga and Dr. Oscar Koech between March 14 and 19, 2022, reveals success in practical skills transfer to the communities. Following a series of trainings by the UoN team, the herders are already applying the skills in rangeland resource mapping, and have delineated grazing blocks and developed grazing management plans ready for implementation.