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A Turkana woman heads back home after fetching water shortly after dawn on October 2, 2009 in Lokwamosing village north west of Kenya.T he nomadic Turkana tribes of northeastern Kenya have been especially vulnerable to the severe year-long drought afflicting the Horn of Africa.Like most pastoral and farming communities in the region, the tribes� livelihood depends on their herds, which have been dying off because of the drought. Recent rains have not reached some of the most badly hit communities. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)

A Turkana woman heads back home after fetching water shortly after dawn on October 2, 2009 in Lokwamosing village north west of Kenya.T he nomadic Turkana tribes of northeastern Kenya have been especially vulnerable to the severe year-long drought afflicting the Horn of Africa.Like most pastoral and farming communities in the region, the tribes� livelihood depends on their herds, which have been dying off because of the drought. Recent rains have not reached some of the most badly hit communities. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)