Kenya signs Igad protocol on free movement of Pastoralists in Eastern Africa..

Kenya on Friday signed a protocol of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) on the free movement of pastoralists living in border areas in search of pastures for their livestock, The three other Igad members are Eritrea, Somalia, and Uganda….

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi signed the Igad Protocol on Transhumance, which provides a critical framework for free, safe, and orderly cross-border mobility of transhumant livestock and herders in search of water and pasture within the eight Igad member states.

The protocol regulates transhumance activities, including the movement of herders and their livestock across borders; sustainable management of natural resources, including land, water, and pasture to support transhumance activities; conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution.