Three women have found their life’s purpose in conserving Kenya’s most precious resources. ANDANJE WOBANDA talks to Ikal,Tiju and Angeline to find out just what it is they do – and why they love it so.
I grew up in a political setting in Kitale. My father, Peter Angelei, was a member of parliament so my childhood was filled with debates with no bias due to age. These debates made me think that I would be a lawyer. I remember meeting Paul Muite at the time when multi-partyism was beginning and was convinced law was my calling.
But by the time I got to high school I wanted to be an accountant and even did my undergraduate in finance. Then, after working in banks and audit firms, I realised that I did not want to work in an office – and that is how I found myself working for an NGO in Turkana.
The Friends of Lake Turkana project began in 2007 with a discussion about the Gibe III dam being built in Ethiopia. At that time, I was doing some work with Richard Leakey who told me, ‘Your lake is going to be destroyed’.
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