Natural Resource Mapping & Context Analysis

Natural Resource Mapping & Context Analysis

REPUBLIC OF KENYA TURKANA COUNTY GOVERNMENT FINAL REPORT NATURAL RESOURCE MAPPING AND CONTEXT ANALYSIS JUNE 2015 Natural Resource Mapping – Turkana County – April – May 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................. 8 Preface .................................................................................................................... 10 Forward ................................................................................................................... 11 Acknowledgement .................................................................................................... 12 Executive Summary ................................................................................................. 14 Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................................................................... 15 Chapter 2: Rationale for Natural Resource Mapping in Turkana County ................... 19 Chapter 3: The Natural Resource Mapping Process .................................................. 24 Chapter 4: Water Resources ..................................................................................... 26 Chapter 4: Water Resources ..................................................................................... 26 4.0 Water Resources Availability and Potential ...................................................... 26 4.1 Groundwater Resources .................................................................................. 26 4.1.2 Groundwater Potential ..................................................................................................... 37 4.1.2.1 Boreholes Specific Capacities (S), Transmissivities (T) and Specific Yields/Storage Coefficients ........................................................................................................ 37 4.1.2.2. Hydraulic Conductivity (K) ......................................................................................... 38 Chapter 5: Mineral Resources .................................................................................. 45 5.1 Background Information ................................................................................. 45 5.2 Geology of Turkana County ............................................................................. 45 5.2.1.1 Gneisses ............................................................................................................................ 46 5.2.1.2 Turkana Grits ............................................................................................................. 50 5.2.2 Volcanic ...................................................................................................... 50 5.2.3 Tertiary and Younger Sediments .................................................................................. 53 5.3 Mineral Occurrence ........................................................................................ 54 Table 3: Sample Mineral Coordinates ....................................................................... 81 Page | 1 Natural Resource Mapping – Turkana County – April – May 2015 Chapter 6: Endemic Flora & Fauna in Turkana County ............................................ 84 6.3.1 Constraints in Managing Prosopis ............................................................................... 97 6.3.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 98 6.5.1 Loima Forest ...................................................................................................................... 101 6.5.2 Threats To Afforestation ................................................................................................ 102 6.8 Kibish Sub - County ..................................................................................... 105 Chapter 7: Renewable Energy Resources ................................................................ 111 1 Solar Energy ................................................................................................ 111 1.1 Solar Assessment ............................................................................................................ 112 2 Wind Energy ................................................................................................ 114 2.1 Wind Assessment ............................................................................................................ 114 3 Biomass ....................................................................................................... 116 3.1 Biomass Potential ........................................................................................................... 116 4 Greenfield Sites ............................................................................................ 118 5 Existing Projects .......................................................................................... 118 Kenya Power ................................................................................................................................. 119 Lodwar Water and Sewerage Company (LOWASCO) ....................................................... 120 Safaricom ....................................................................................................................................... 121 Lomidat Meat Factory ................................................................................................................ 122 Solar Street Lighting .................................................................................................................. 122 Rural Electrification Programme ............................................................................................ 123 Borehole Pumps ........................................................................................................................... 123 Napuu Irrigation Project ........................................................................................................... 124 6 Challenges Facing Renewable Energy Development ....................................... 125 Policy ............................................................................................................................................... 125 Page | 2 Natural Resource Mapping – Turkana County – April – May 2015 Uninformed Public ...................................................................................................................... 125 Lack of Resource Data ............................................................................................................... 125 Inadequate Technical Skills ..................................................................................................... 125 Energy Storage ............................................................................................................................. 126 7 Recommendations ........................................................................................ 126 Policy Framework ........................................................................................................................ 126 Sensitizing the Public ................................................................................................................ 126 Incentive Schemes ...................................................................................................................... 126 Robust Data Collection ............................................................................................................. 127 Capacity Building ........................................................................................................................ 128 Research and Development ..................................................................................................... 129 8 Future Plans and Opportunities ................................................................... 129 Chapter 8: Challenges that Hinder Exploitation of Natural Resources in Turkana County .................................................................................................................. 130 Chapter 9: Recommendations and the Way Forward .............................................. 131 Appendices ............................................................................................................ 135 Appendix 1: Implementation Matrix – Natural Resource Mapping – Turkana County .......................................................................................................................... 135 Appendix 2: Mineral Resources Mapping Template .............................................. 136 Appendix 3: Water Resources Mapping Template ................................................ 137 Appendix 4: Distribution of Groundwater Abstraction Points (Boreholes and Shallow Wells) Per Ward in Turkana County .................................................................... 138 References ............................................................................................................. 197 Page | 3 Natural Resource Mapping – Turkana County – April – May 2015 List of Figures Figure 1: Gold bearing quartz veins in Oropoi ............................................................................ 22 Figure 2: A view of the Mogila Hills and its vegetation ............................................................. 23 Figure 3: One of the boreholes drilled at Lotikipi Plains .........................................................

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