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Samburu herders earn Sh10 million from carbon credits

Samburu governor Lati Lelelit (second right) received a dummy cheque of Sh 10 million from officials of the Northern Rangelands Trust led by carbon credit project director Dr Mohammed Shibia (center) on February 28, 2024, in Maralal town. [Michael Saitoti, Standard]

Herders in the drought-prone Samburu county earned Sh10 million from the large-scale grasslands soil carbon removal project in 2023.

Northern Rangelands Trust carbon credit project director Mohammed Shibia, said the project which is reliant on modified livestock grazing practice, has changed the livelihoods of the pastoralist communities in the county.

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