• Forole Sacred Mountains

    A view of Forole Sacred Mountains at the Kenya - Ethiopia Border

  • Konso Blacksmith

    A Konso blacksmith with apprentice on Hurri Hills

  • Ngurnit Mountains

    Ngurnit, the home of Lemusii hunter gatherers of the Ndoto Mountains

  • Community Awareness

    Raising community awareness

  • Camel Caravan

    A camel caravan at the 2013 Kalacha Festival

Kalacha Cultural Food and Music Festival 2015

Kivulini Trust is pleased to announce the fourth annual Kalacha Cultural Food and Music Festival to be held in Kalacha, Marsabit County in Northern Kenya, between 4th and 7th December 2015.

Theme: “Pastures, Livestock, Prosperity’’

To confirm your attendance contact us

This four day event will showcase the diversity of the region’s social cultural and natural heritage through artistic expressions, traditional foods, and medicinal plants, performances of songs and dances and demonstration of traditional technology.  The event is also a space for communities of Northern Kenya to interact, exchange knowledge, share experience and aspirations.  

Participating communities include the Boran, Waata, Gabbra, Turkana, Konso, El-Molo, Somali, Garri, Burji, Saakuye, Daasanach, Rendille and the Samburu of Marsabit and Isiolo Counties of northern Kenya.

In addition, the celebration is expected to attract local and international visitors from all walks of life including scientists, leaders, musicians, tourists, and representatives of civil societies from Kenya and abroad. 

Kalacha is located approximately 700km north of the city of Nairobi. The town of Kalacha stands at the south-eastern corner of Chalbi desert on a permanent oasis surrounded by scenic doum palm and acacia woodland.  The Cultural Center is situated about three kilometers to the north-west of Kalacha town along the Kalacha-North Horr road.

Kivulini Trust has the pleasure to invite you to this event and to Northern Kenya to enjoy this memorable experience.

Welcome All!

For more information, please contact:

Kivulini Trust Festival secretariat

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Tel: +254-786 551 436, +254-707 058 444

 

Edna Tuwei

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Cell phone: +254 720 337 626

 

Liban Golicha

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Cell phone: +254 725 016 982

 

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