BACKGROUND
Marsabit County is the largest of Kenya’s 47 counties with an area of 70,961 sq. km and a population of approximately 300,000. It is part of the approximately 80% of the country’s landmass classified as arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) where the primary livelihood is either pastoralism or agro-pastoralism. It is located in upper eastern region of the Republic of Kenya and borders Ethiopia to the north, Wajir to the east, Isiolo to the south, Samburu to the south west and Turkana County to the west.
The county generally comprises of low plains between 530-760m above sea level and occasionally interrupted by mountain ranges- Ndoto mountains, Mt. Nyiru, Mt. Marsabit and Mt. Kulal.The Chalbi desert- a saline lake bed lying 435-500m above sea level is a true desert and the lowest land surface in the county. Lying between latitudes 020 45’ and 040 27’N and longitudes 370 57’ and 390 21’E, it is a county of varied soil characteristics with poor texture, shallow, low fertility and low organic content. The temporal and spatial variation of rainfall is bimodal in distribution with the lowest part receiving less than 200mm of rainfall per annum while Mt. Marsabit at much higher elevation (1707m) receives a mean annual rainfall of 800 mm.
No. | Zone | % |
1. | All –pastoral livelihood zones | 81 |
2. | Agro-pastoral livelihood zone | 16 |
3. | Others (formal employment, casual waged labor, petty trade) | 3 |
Source: Marsabit Agriculture Sector Plan 2013-2017
In terms of agricultural productivity, 5060 ha is covered under food and cash crop; livestock has 424,603 head of cattle, 1,143,480 goats, 960,004 sheep, 203,320 camels, 63,861 donkeys and 50,690 poultry. (Republic of Kenya (2009)-Human Population and Housing Census).
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ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
COMPONENT NAME | SUB- PROJECT NAME | LOCATION | STATUS | REMARKS | |
1.  NATURAL RESOURCE | Borehole in Segel
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North-Horr Sub-County
(N 2.592222 E.37.936111) |
Drilled and yielding water
Awaiting commissioning |
Reduced trekking distances from 20km to 10km,
Improved quality livestock, Mortality rate expected to be reduced by 3% |
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Borehole in Koloba | Koloba- Moyale Sub-County
37M509628, UTM 364114, Elevation 645M |
Stakeholders consultation done
CMDRR done Screening done Hydro-geological survey done EIA done Advertised for drilling and awaiting award tender |
Expected reduced trekking distances from 20km to 10km,
Improved quality livestock, Mortality rate expected to be reduced by 3%. The proposed site has been set aside by the community. To support 200HH, 2200 Camels, 11500 small stocks |
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Borehole in Forollle | Elledintu -Forolle in North Horr Sub county 37M 391491 UTM 394671 | Stakeholders consultation done
CMDRR done Screening done Hydro-geological survey done EIA done |
Expected reduced trekking distances from 20km to 10km,
Improved quality livestock, Mortality rate reduced by 3%.To support 300HH, 5000 Cattle, 4300 Camels, 15400 Small stocks. |
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Training of Water Users Association | Forolle in N. Horr and Koloba in Moyale sub-county | Â Two WRUAs committees formed. | A total of 32M and 13F trained in Koloba and Forolle.
Committees expected to register and start operating. |
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Grassroots Cross-border Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution
(CPMR) Platforms Meeting for RPLRP Cluster 2 and 3 Â (Kenya and Ethiopia) Organized by IGAD |
Moyale, Ethiopia | Annual operating budget need of different level of platforms estimated and produced.
Two cross border platform reports produced. |
Terms of Reference (TOR) for the
cross-border grassroots CPMR platform was developed and prepared for endorsement. Implementation frameworks among the RPLRP and CEWARN identified, and future joint activities identified. |
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Peace Exhibition at Lake
Turkana Cultural Festival |
Loiyangalani –Laisamis Sub-county | RPLRP stand created forum for peace awareness | 14 ethnic tribes of Marsabit and
more visited the RPLRP stand at the exhibition |
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Needs Assessment On Community Project Sites | Kalacha Hurri- Hills Forolle Gollole ( Uran Ward ) Koloba |
Proposed site for fish pond
Proposed Site for Earth Dam (Wolena aramo site)  Proposed Site for Earth Dam Proposed Borehole Site Proposed site for Bush clearing Proposed site for Borehole |
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2.  MARKET ACCESS AND TRADE | Market Sale-Yard in Segel | North –Horr
(N 2.592222 E.37.936111) |
Stakeholders consultation done
Screening done EIA done Constructed Awaiting commissioning |
Increased traded products and number of livestock by 6% envisaged | |
Mapping of Marketing structures | Marsabit County | Mapping done | 14 Market structures mapped.
Report with PIU. |
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 Stakeholders mobilized for Survey
and Registration of Segel Livestock Export Zone Holding Ground. |
North –Horr Sub county | Community consultations done | Track on cadastral and topo-survey is on course with support from County Government | ||
3.     LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT | Disease Surveillance | Moyale and North-Horr Sub counties |  On FMD, Heart water,CCPP,CBPP, PPR 17 samples taken and confirmed at central laboratory for analysis 2 Surveillance report produced. |
Vet staffs were able
To link diseases with the risk factors such as migration, livestock movements due to trade, mixing of flocks, and seasonal challenges such as drought. |
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Integrated
Pest Management Training  |
Al-Yusra Hotel in Moyale sub-county | 33 Veterinary staff fully equiped with bio-safety skills while handling vaccines-safe handling and disposal |
Staffs awaiting to begin synchronized vaccination campaign | ||
4.  PASTORAL RISK MANAGEMENT | Early Warning Sentinel Sites Assessment done | ·     Shurr
·     Illeret ·     Merrile ·     Forolle |
Expanding
sentinel sites in 4 markets by identifying vast areas where additional data monitors can be recruited to assist the other ones in EWS data collection |
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Refresher Training done for Data Monitors | 4 sites for new Data monitors
And 18 sites for old data monitors. |
Field Monitors inducted on
the new data collection instruments |
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Training of Community Members on Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR)
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·  Logologo
·  Koloba ·  Hurri hills ·  Dukana ·  Forolle ·  Golole |
CMDRR committee in place.
Prioritization of projects done by the communities 146 community members trained(56F,90M) |
Trained Community representatives with full technical capacity to represent their community in championing CMDRR projects. | ||
Training of Technical Implementing staffs on CMDRR | Take  a  lead  role  in  facilitating  the  establishment  or  strengthening  community organizations to manage development programs | 13M and 2F trained | |||
CAPITAL INVESTMENT STATUS
Livestock Corridor | Investment and Location | Â | Investments events Status | ||||
Capacity | CMDRR | Feasibility Study | Screening | Safeguard studies | Remarks | ||
 | Component One: Natural Resources Management | ||||||
Maikona-Segel- Shuur – Yamich (Isiolo) – Merti (Isiolo) | Segel Borehole
(N 2.592222 E.37.936111) |
40m3 per day. | √√ | √√ | √√ | √√ | Drilled and yielding water, Awaiting commissioning, Reduced trekking distances from 20km to 10km,Improved quality of livestock, Mortality rate expected to be reduced by 3% |
Odda –Koloba – Hosmole – Amballo – Shuur | Koloba Borehole Drilling
(37M,509628, UTM 364114, Elevation 645M) |
40m3 per day. | √√ | √√ | √√ | √√ | Stakeholders consultation done, CMDRR done, Screening done, Hydro-geological survey done, EIA done ,Advertised for drilling and awaiting award of tender, To support 200HH, 2200 Camels, 11500 small stocks |
 Forolle – Elle Dimtu – Turbi – Burgabo | Forolle Borehole Drilling
(37M 391491 UTM 394671) |
40m3 per day. | √√ | √√ | √√ | √√ | Stakeholder’s consultation done, CMDRR done, Screening done, Hydro-geological survey done, EIA done, Advertised for drilling and awaiting award tender, To support 300HH, 5000 Cattle, 4300 Camels, 15400 Small stocks. |
Sololo- Wolda – Badhan Arero – Demo- Turbi- | Golole- Bush Clearing and Reseeding(N 03˚ 33.098΄ E 038˚ 33.538΄ Elevation 694m) | 100 Acres | √√ | √√ | √√ | √√ | To be tendered |
Illaut –Ngurumit-Merille- Nairobi | Kurungu – seed bulking plot targeting PFS | 10ha | xx | xx | xx | xx | To be fast tracked |
Hurri Hills – Burgabo- Turbi – Demo | Construction of 1 Earth dam at Hurri Hills |  | √√ | xx | xx | xx | The community has requested for this project to be converted into a sub-surface masonry tank, awaiting approval of the request). |
Logologo –Sori Adi – Gudas | Construction of 1 Earth dam-Logologo |  | √√ | xx | xx | xx | Site yet to be identified |
Turbi-Bubisa | Planting of fodder trees in Tigo primary school | Â | xx | xx | xx | xx | Tigo primary school identified |
 | Component Two: Market Access and Trade | ||||||
Maikona-Segel | Market Sale-Yard in Segel
(N2.592222 .37.936111) |
 | √√ | √√ | √√ | √√ | Complete,Awaiting Commissioning, Increased traded products and number of livestock by 6% envisaged |
Forolle-Maikona- Merille-Nairobi | Construction of office blocks at Forolle border inspection point |  | √√ | xx | xx | xx | To be fast tracked |
 | Component Three: Livelihood Support | ||||||
Cold Chain support (equipment) | Â | xx | xx | xx | xx | To be fast tracked | |
Excavation of 3 Fish ponds | Â | xx | xx | xx | xx | To be fast tracked | |
 | Component Four: Pastoral Risk Management | ||||||
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 | Component Five: PMIS | ||||||
Assorted Office equipment |  |  |  |  |  | √√ | |
Office direction board |  |  |  |  |  | √√ -At 3 strategic sites |
Key
√√ : | Complete | √x : | In progress | xx: | Not Carried Out |
LIVESTOCK MARKETING ROUTES
- Illeret – North Horr- Kalacha- Marsabit(Jirime) – Nairobi
- Illeret –Loiyangalani- South Horr- Baragoi – Maralal- Rumuruti- Nairobi
- Forolle – Marsabit (Jirime) –– Merille- Nairobi
- Forolle – Magado (Ethiopia)- Yaballo (Ethiopia)- Addis Ababa
- Illaut – Ngurumit – Merille- Nairobi
- Korr – Merille- Nairobi
- Dabel – Moyale – Marsabit (Jirime) – Isiolo – Nairobi
- Jirime – Merille – Isiolo – Nairobi
- Sololo – Turbi – Marsabit (Jirime) – Merille – Nairobi
- Dukana – North Horr – Kalacha – Maikona – Marsabit (Jirime) – Nairobi
- Dukana – Dhilo (Ethiopia)– Dhubuluk (Ethiopia)– Yaballo (Ethiopia) – Addis Ababa
- Maikona- Forolle – Magado (Ethiopia) – Dhubuluk (Ethiopia)– Yaballo (Ethiopia) – Addis Ababa
- Kalacha –Forolle – Magado – Dubluk – Yabelo – Harrow bake –Ethiopia
- Dukana – Saru – (Obok) Ethiopia
- North Horr – Balesa –Elhadi – Dhilo (Ethiopia)– Dhubuluk (Ethiopia)– Yaballo (Ethiopia) – Addis Ababa
- Odda – Dabel – Bute – Wajir – Garisa – Nairobi
- Maikona-Segel- Shuur – Yamich (Isiolo) – Merti (Isiolo)
- Odda –Koloba – Hosmole – Amballo – Shuur
- Forolle – Elle Dimtu – Turbi – Burgabo
- Sololo- Wolda – Badhan Arero – Demo- Turbi
- Illaut –Ngurumit-Merille- Nairobi
- Hurri Hills – Burgabo- Turbi – Demo
- Logologo –Sori Adi – Gudas
- Turbi-Bubisa
- Maikona-Segel
- Forolle-Maikona- Merille-Nairobi