Climate and Habitat
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North Eastern Province is the third largest province in Kenya and has thirteen constituencies represented in the Kenya National Assembly.
The region is home to a rare type of antelope called the Hirola, which is classified as an endangered species. The NFD's pastoralists also possess livestock in excess of 2-3 millions.
The climate of the North Eastern Province is semi-arid and hot. Rain falls infrequently, usually only around April or October, and quite sporadically from year to year. Combined with hot temperatures and extreme evaporation, this makes the region best suited to nomadic pastoralism based on the Arabian camel, which is well adapted to surviving in hot, dry habitats.
There are no rivers of any significance in the region, though there are a few tributaries of the Jubba River near the Somali border, which very rarely have any water in them. Consequently, there is little or no possibility of irrigation-based development, and pastoralists rely exclusively on wells to water their stock and for domestic use.
60-70% of all livestock in Kenya comes from the North Eastern Province, and is sometimes exported to the Middle East as well as elsewhere in Asia.
The region is also abundant with wildlife, although figures show diminishing numbers of the endangered Hirola and Gazelles, Giraffe population.
The biggest airport in the area is the Wajir Airport, formerly a military airport.
Read more about this topic: Northeastern Province (Kenya)
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