When people talk about Ipomoea in Kajiado, the conversation often starts with one number: 65%. That figure has appeared in meetings, community discussions and conversations among pastoralists for years. But where does it actually come from? Does it describe the whole county? And what does it really tell us about the state of Kajiado's rangelands? The answers are more nuanced and more revealing than the headline statistic alone. Check out Article 1; Anchor: our overview of Ip

If you've walked through parts of Mashuru or Kajiado Central, it's easy to come away with one question: How did this happen? Ipomoea doesn't appear to spread evenly across the landscape. Some grazing areas are heavily covered while others remain relatively healthy. That isn't a coincidence. According to research and community observations, the weed is taking advantage of conditions that already existed. Understanding those conditions changes how we think about the problem. In

If you've seen an invasive weed taking over a grazing field, the obvious response seems simple. Pull it out. Spray it. Dig it up. Problem solved. Communities across Kajiado have tried all of those approaches. Yet despite years of effort, Ipomoea continues to spread across some of the county's rangelands. The question isnt whether people are acting. It's why those efforts so often produce only temporary results. The answer has less to do with the weed itself than with the cond

Ipomoea in Kajiado: Understanding the Invasive Weed Threatening Kenya's Rangeland

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