Hidden Truth

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Currently,am in Eldoret Town.Where l see green grass,maize and other plants growing.It rains almost weekly.There is cool climate.
350km north of me -land cracks,no maize, no water and the sun feels like its on the forehead .Its actually scorching.
Yes,l have never beern there - l thought l knew until l started researching.

Turkana  is the largest county in Kenya,bordering Uganda,South Sudan and Ethiopia.Though,on our Tv screens its only shown when there is drought and hunger.I got curious.To know who these people are.

Turkana people call themselves Ng'iturkana.Pastoralists they are.No doubt they enjoy doing it.They keep camels.At 40 degrees temperature ,farming can't be done.So they keep animals which can stay 7 days without water.In turkana,camel is everything; source of money and food.

I found out about manyattas,these hurts are built by women in few hours .As they are made to be moved.They also have the beads worn by women on necks.
Its true that each colour tells a story.Red for blood and bravery ,blue for sky and rain they pray for from Akuj ;their God.They again take part in the evening dances called Ekicholong where history is sung ,not written.
Through this they preserve that  sweet culture.

These great community faces negative stereotypes.
That turkana people are dark.That they are violent.That they are primitive and not advanced.
Its true they are dark,its natural and beautiful.This helps them with the high temperatures.As they have more melanin.They only become violent at the borders fighting over water, pasture - survival not culture.
Actually,resillience is the tool they use in such situations.

Being in Eldoret, people grow maize but they grow strength.
Surely its not easy for them.Surviving under such circumstances.
We need to learn a alot from the Ng'iturkana.

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