The meeting that was organized by Practical Action brought together ten officers from Loima and Central Districts to increase their awareness on livestock rearing. The meeting had representatives from different government departments who came to deliberate and to build consensus on management of the task force in the two districts. The meeting was aimed at promoting sustainable development of pastoral communities in Turkana by building their capacity to participate in the decision making process. It also aimed at increasing responsiveness of formal institution to their needs and priorities and strengthening systems for decentralized governance and accountability. Practical Action project manager Ms. Phraxides Nekesa said that the community has to ensure that any development that has to come to Turkana must be generated by the beneficiaries. The priority areas identified in the meeting were, development of water resources for human and animal use, animal and livestock health, and finally livestock production and marketing.
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