From ‘Down Kenya’ to the North: A journey from Nairobi to Lodwar.
Lodwar town, the administrative capital of Turkana County, is located in one of Kenya's most marginalized and remote places. Situated in the North-Western parts of Kenya, the town hosts the headquarters of the Turkana County Government and is a commercial hub buzzing with all kinds of businesses, mainly spurred by the presence of refugee camps in the nearby Kakuma town. It has an airport, usually used by humanitarian workers employed by various NGOs in the Kakuma refugee camp, government officers and others to travel to other parts of Kenya, mainly the capital city of Nairobi. One of the buses ferrying passengers from Nairobi to Lodwar To understand Turkana County, a little historical background is vital. It is popularly known as the 'Cradle of Mankind' following the discovery of early human fossils, particularly the 'Turkana Boy’ in Nariokotome near Lake Turkana in 1984, which is the most complete early human skeleton ever found. It is mainly inhabited by the Turka