According to the paper, the Turkana, who originated in the Nile Valley region and began their nomadic pastoralist practices between 5000 to 8000 years ago, are said to have migrated to the drier rift valley of northwest Kenya 200 to 250 years…
Genetic adaptations helped East African nomadic pastoralists adapt to constant water stress, but urbanization may present an ‘evolutionary mismatch’
