The Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, has signed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Protocol on transhumance.
In statement by his office on Friday, June 7, the protocol will provide a critical framework for free movement of livestock herders within the IGAD states in search of water and pasture.
This came after Mudavadi met the IGAD Secretariat Delegation led by Dr. Fatma Adan, the IGAD Head of Mission in Kenya.
"Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has signed the IGAD Protocol on transhumance.
"The Protocol provides a critical framework for free, safe, and orderly cross-border mobility of transhuman livestock and herders in search of water and pasture within the IGAD Member States," read a post by the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary.
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The Protocol also governs transhumance activities, such as the cross-border movement of herders and their livestock, the sustainable management of natural resources like land, water, and pasture to support these activities, and the prevention, mitigation, and resolution of conflicts.
According to the OPCS, the move will promote peaceful coexistence and minimize risks associated with violence, leading to protection of rights and interests of pastoral communities.
Mudavadi's office added that the Protocol was adopted during the 72nd Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs held on June 24, 2021.
Four IGAD member states had already signed it. These included Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Djibouti.
The Protocol will be submitted to the Cabinet and thereafter to the National Assembly for approval of ratification by Kenya.
IGAD is an eight-nation trade bloc in Africa focused on speeding up economic and social development among its member countries.
The member states include Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.
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