Kenya, Turkana County

New oil extraction activities create uncertainty around land rights and health risks for the nomadic people of the region.

Overview

Kenya, Turkana County

The Turkana are found in Northern Kenya, and are a nomadic people. They are largely pastoralists and their traditional way of life is crucial to the sustainability of their livelihoods. The Turkana are now having to navigate the murky relations that characterize oil extraction as observed in other jurisdictions in Africa. The footage highlights the negative environmental, social and economic impacts that the petrochemical sector has brought to the community and how it is beginning to change their way of life.

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Community Stories

Kenya, Turkana County

Land

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Ekai Paron and Selina Asekon

Speak during a meeting on the oil activity in the region.

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Lowoi Ikweel, in Lokichar

Says that the oil project has brought nothing good to the community, and that they need title deeds for their land.

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Wilson Nakauron and Julius Loyolo

Community representatives, exchange on fears around the implementation of the oil project in the region, and its negative impact on the environment, the animals and themselves.

Kenya, Turkana County

Employment

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Asekon Ewoi, in Lokichar

Speaks to the lack of transparency of the oil company and how there are no jobs created for the community.

Kenya, Turkana County

Tullow's CSR

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Julius Loyolo shows the latrines built by Tullow

The oil company’s Corporate Social Responsibility is limited to basic infrastructure and does not address the community’s worries about land ownership, health and employment.