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Kenyan pastoralists receive insurance payout for livestock deaths

Pastoralists in northern Kenya are the first beneficiaries of a sharia-compliant insurance cover that compensates for livestock deaths linked to drought, in a programme that is expected to be expanded throughout East Africa.

About 101 livestock keepers from Kenya’s Wajir County were awarded $5800 for losses incurred due to death of their cattle during drought.

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