Theme 6-2: Pastoralism, Social, Gender and Policy Issues--Poster Sessions
Publication Date
2021
Location
Kenya
Description
Poverty is a complex phenomenon, without a single definition or standard methods of reducing it. Income based methods of assessing poverty have been shown to have limitations that undermine their application in measuring and attacking poverty among pastoral households. Stages of progress method of poverty assessment was used to assess poverty among pastoral households in Turkana and Mandera Counties of Northern Kenya. Three hundred and three hundred and fifty-four households in Mandera and Turkana Counties respectively were sampled across three different livelihood zones: pastoral, agro-pastoral and off-farm. Accumulation of livestock was regarded as a key indicator of wealth among pastoral households. The two pastoral communities used different pathways to escape poverty, meaning that no single blanket poverty reduction approach may be applied across different pastoral communities.
Citation
Watete, W. P. and Kogi-Makau, "Pastoralists’ Perception of Poverty: A Case of the Somali and Turkana of Northern Kenya" (2021). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 12.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/24/6-2/12)
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Pastoralists’ Perception of Poverty: A Case of the Somali and Turkana of Northern Kenya
Kenya
Poverty is a complex phenomenon, without a single definition or standard methods of reducing it. Income based methods of assessing poverty have been shown to have limitations that undermine their application in measuring and attacking poverty among pastoral households. Stages of progress method of poverty assessment was used to assess poverty among pastoral households in Turkana and Mandera Counties of Northern Kenya. Three hundred and three hundred and fifty-four households in Mandera and Turkana Counties respectively were sampled across three different livelihood zones: pastoral, agro-pastoral and off-farm. Accumulation of livestock was regarded as a key indicator of wealth among pastoral households. The two pastoral communities used different pathways to escape poverty, meaning that no single blanket poverty reduction approach may be applied across different pastoral communities.
