Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative

20/10/2026

Today, we celebrate the heroes and heroines who have shaped Kenya’s history, as well as the communities and individuals working every day to build a more just, resilient, and inclusive nation.

From safeguarding our natural resources to strengthening community voices and advancing the rights of pastoralist and other dryland communities, their contributions remind us that nation-building is a shared responsibility.

This Mashujaa Day, we celebrate the courage, knowledge, and resilience that continue to shape our collective future.

To every champion of change, we celebrate you.

19/10/2026

Good governance means more than having laws and policies in place. It means implementing them, being accountable for the results, and ensuring citizens can claim the rights those laws guarantee.

Ten years after the enactment of Kenya’s Community Land Act, accelerating community land registration remains a key step towards securing tenure, strengthening community decision-making, and protecting land for future generations.

The question is simple: How do we turn legal commitments into real change for communities?

https://sajiliardhiyajamii.org

Pastoralist Women for Health and Education Mainyoito Pastoralist Integrated Development Organization MPIDO. Kenya Land Alliance (KLA) Kenya Pastoralist Parliament Group-PPG Swiss Development & Cooperation The Christensen Fund Natural Justice

16/10/2026

Happy World Food Day!

Food security begins with secure land rights.

For pastoralist and other communities across Kenya, land is central to food production, livestock keeping, livelihoods, and resilience. Protecting community land means protecting the natural resources that sustain food systems and the generations that depend on them.

As we mark , let’s recognise the link between secure community land rights, sustainable land management, and a future where communities can thrive.

Secure the land. Protect livelihoods. Sustain our food systems.

🔗 Learn more: https://sajiliardhiyajamii.org

15/10/2026

| Pastoralism is a system. Policy must treat it as one.

Sustainable pastoralist livelihoods depend on more than livestock policies. Land rights, mobility, access to markets, veterinary services, climate adaptation, infrastructure, and finance are all interconnected.

Policies must reflect these realities through coordinated approaches that respond to the needs and priorities of pastoralist communities.

Kenya Pastoralist Parliament Group-PPG Frontier Counties Development Council State Department for the ASALS and Regional Development Swiss Development & Cooperation The Christensen Fund The National Gender and Equality Commission-Kenya

14/10/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝?

In this article, DLCI CEO Jarso Mokku, PhD, reflects on the paper by Sen. Dr. Lelegwe Ltumbesi - Senator Samburu County, “Livestock Killing — Is It a Policy of Government?”

https://dlci-hoa.org/when-livestock-die-in-security-operations-government-must-answer/

Kenya Pastoralist Parliament Group-PPG The Christensen Fund Swiss Development & Cooperation ILRI Lelegwe Ltumbesi SAMBURU COUNTY IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development - ICPALD

By Dr. Jarso Guyo Mokku – DLCI CEO Reflecting on the Samburu Senator’s paper, “Livestock Killing — Is It a Policy of Government?”, repeated reports of livestock deaths during security operations demand verified facts, independent investigation, and lawful redress wherever wrongdoing is pro...

13/10/2026

CALL FOR QUOTATIONS: LICENSED SURVEYORS

We invite quotations from government-approved ISK-licensed survey contractors to undertake cadastral surveys, support community land titling, and facilitate the issuance of two community land title deeds for Charri Dedha community and Cherab Dedha community in Isiolo County.

📅 Deadline: 26 October 2026
📩 Submit to: [email protected]

Applicants must have valid licenses, relevant experience, and a proposed completion timeline of 2–4 weeks.

12/10/2026

Advancing Kenya’s Camel Sector Through the Camel Centre of Excellence

DLCI joined Prosper Global formerly Mercy Corps Kenya under the Regional Livestock Programme (RLP), Swiss Development & Cooperation, Dryland Observatory (formely Jameel Observatory) , government institutions, researchers, and other partners for the stakeholder validation workshop for the proposed Kenya Camel Centre of Excellence.

Speaking at the workshop, Hon. (Dr.) Adan Haji Yussuf, MP for Mandera West and thematic lead of the Kenya Pastoralist Parliament Group-PPG’s Pastoralism and Livestock committee, emphasized the importance of translating the vision for the Centre into action. The initiative was adopted as a key resolution of the 4th Pastoralist Leadership Summit in Wajir in December 2024.

He reaffirmed the PPG’s commitment to championing the Centre’s operationalization, highlighting its potential to advance research and innovation, improve productivity, expand market access, and strengthen climate resilience in pastoralist communities.

As stakeholders reviewed the study and its recommendations, the message was clear: establishing the Centre will require collective ownership, sustained collaboration, and a shared commitment to turning policy into practice.

With eight African countries holding 79% of the global camel population, Kenya has a significant opportunity to advance camel research and strengthen the sector’s contribution to pastoralist livelihoods and sustainable development.

Prosper Global Gatsby Africa Swiss Development & Cooperations Frontier Counties Development Council Jameel Observatory (Centre for Research and Development in Drylands- CRDD ILRI The Christensen Fund Kenya Pastoralist Parliament Group-PPG IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development - ICPALD State Department for the ASALS and Regional Development

10/10/2026

Happy Mazingira Day! 🇰🇪

A healthy environment begins with how we care for our land, protect our natural resources, and safeguard the ecosystems that sustain our communities.

As we celebrate Mazingira Day, let’s renew our commitment to environmental conservation, sustainable land management, and protecting our natural heritage for generations to come.

Protect our land. Restore our environment. Secure our future.

08/10/2026

DLCI is delighted to welcome Diida Karayu, Rupsha Banerjee, and Emmanuela Alimlim as the newest members of our Board of Directors.

Two of these new directors were formally welcomed by the Chairman, Guyo Malicha Roba, Ph.D., and staff to the DLCI offices on 2 October, 2026.

Jointly they bring vast and valuable experience, fresh perspectives, and a shared commitment to strengthening resilient and thriving dryland communities.

Please join us in welcoming them to the DLCI family.

The Christensen Fund Acted KE
Swiss Development & Cooperationi Jarso Mokku,

07/10/2026

WE ARE LIVE!

The conversation on accelerating Community Land Registration in Kenya is happening now.

https://x.com/i/spaces/1pJdRDwRlPYKW?s=20

Join our X Space as we unpack the Community Land Registration Master Plan, hear different perspectives, ask questions, and discuss what it will take to move registration forward.

🎙️ Join us now and be part of the conversation.

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