Children Forced To Stop Going To School Because Of Drought In Samburu County

As parents relocate in search of pasture and water for their livestock, leaving children in the care of elderly grandparents, the ongoing drought in Samburu County has resulted in an increase in school dropouts.

The most affected are the girls, who are given the additional duty of caring for their younger siblings in the absence of their parents.

One of the most severely impacted schools by the drought is Remot Primary School in the Samburu East Constituency, where enrollment has dropped from 192 students to 130 during the past six months.

Joseph Lolpranoi, the head teacher, claims that the area hasn’t gotten enough rain for the past three years, costing the mostly pastoral residents significant losses as a result of cattle deaths.

The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) reports that 115,725 expectant and nursing mothers in drought-affected areas are malnourished and in need of medical attention.

According to the report, there are an increasing number of kids in the counties of Baringo, Kajiado, Kitui, Mandera, Marsabit, Samburu, Tana River, Tharaka Nithi, and Wajir who are at danger of malnutrition.

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