Fact sheet · People profile · AK-TURKAN-2026
Ngiturkana
Turkana
Africa
1 – 1,5 M
Ng'aturk(w)ana (Turkana)
Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan
State-recognized · Recognized · ACHPR · Self-identified
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The Turkana are nomadic pastoralists of Kenya's arid north-west, herding camels, cattle, goats and sheep around Lake Turkana. Resilient in one of Africa's harshest environments, they face drought, marginalisation and pressures from large-scale energy and water projects.
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