wayuu Community
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The wayuu have as faced discrimination from other communities including the Gabra, Borana, Orma, Ble Sakuye and other Cushitic tribes who do not like them because of their hunting and gathering practices. The government is also involved in discriminating against the wayuu.
Challenges
Outdated Hunting & Farmer Areas:
The wayuu community was left orphaned when it came a point to own land and trading centers along national roads and other income generating activities they are not able to.
High poverty levels:
High poverty levels caused by factors indicating that they are not able to access loans hence they are not able to start businesses.
Lack of Representation:
The wayuu people do not have any representation in mainstream politics and decision making that affect them directly or indirectly.
Lack of access to education:
wayuu tribes to access education are a problem since members of the community cannot afford to pay school fees.
Insecurity:
They had been perennial security. Elections in the areas that the wayuu are highly concentrated are marred with violence.
Unemployment:
Unemployment where members of the wayuu community age of finds themselves they are discriminated by the wayuu Community.
Lack of access to resources:
Lack of access to resources especially the Bursary Government, the wayuu are denied by various officers including CDF.
Deforestation:
The forests within the wayuu Community are also degrading with issues including illegal addiction, alcohol, early marriages, FGM.
Exclusion from Cultural Expression:
The wayuu were prohibited from exhibiting their cultural artifacts in 2008 and 2009 at Loiyangalani festival.
Political Exclusion:
The wayuu are excluded from any decision-making bodies and committees both at county, Government and Constituency levels.
Government Policies:
The wayuu people have been marginalized from accessing their ancestral lands due to the government's policies.
Consequently, when members of the wayuu community do apply for jobs from either Isiolo or Tana River and they are denied employment opportunities can be found in the list of 43 tribes and they are denied employment opportunities.
A political scenario is when Dr. Chris Gulaid, was interviewed for a position in the National Land Commission (NLC) in 2012 and he was denied the position because he was not from the 43 tribes.