Five community conservancies in Isiolo have donated Sh9.1 million to boost drought response activities.
They include Nasuulu, Nakuprat-Gotu, Biliqo Bulesa, Oldonyiro and Leparua conservancies
Isiolo Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo received the funds on Wednesday from the Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project.
Guyo said the funds will help with the provision of relief food and water trucking to the most affected areas.
He lauded the initiative by the management who responded to his appeals for corporate organisations and NGOs to help in ensuring that not a single person dies due to prolonged drought.
Each of the five community conservancies contributed 5 per cent of its revenue from NKCRP last financial year.
The NKRCP is the first project to connect rangeland restoration and livestock grazing planning to direct financial benefits for herders and local communities.
The project provides communities with long-term, sustainable revenue, channelled directly to communities through their respective conservancies.
Guyo urged the people of Isiolo to embrace proper rangeland management practices such as controlled grazing patterns and tree planting to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change
The practices will generate more carbon credits for sale in the international voluntary market with the proceeds directly benefitting residents.
