Our culture. Our future
Celebrating Culture. Revitalizing Language. Building Resilience.
Kivulini Trust is an Indigenous-led organization sustaining the culture, language and knowledge of pastoralist communities across Northern Kenya — from Isiolo to Marsabit, Samburu and Laikipia.
Flagship Event · 2–6 December 2026
Kalacha Cultural Festival 2026
“Our Culture – Our Land – Our Future”
A premier regional celebration at the Kalacha Cultural Centre, North Horr Constituency, Marsabit County, bringing together pastoralist communities from across Northern Kenya through music, dance, poetry, storytelling, traditional foods, medicinal plants, artefacts, crafts and dialogue on community land governance and rangeland management.
2–6 December 2026 · Marsabit County
Welcome to Kalacha
Kalacha invites you to a landscape where the desert meets the oasis, volcanic plains stretch to distant horizons, and the heritage of the Gabra people remains inseparable from the land.
Come for the scenery. Stay for the culture. Join communities from across Northern Kenya for five days of music, dance, food, storytelling and dialogue on Our Land • Our Culture • Our Future.
Ethnic communities engaged
Counties reached in Northern Kenya
Program pillars
Year founded
Three pillars, one purpose: cultural survival on our own terms.
All Programs
Culture
Documentation, language revitalization, culture schools and the Kalacha Cultural Festival.
Livelihood
Pastoralism, natural resource stewardship, climate adaptation and women's economic empowerment.
Rights
Community land governance, sacred site protection and women and girls' rights.
From the festival grounds
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Plan your visit
Getting to the Kalacha Cultural Centre
- When
2nd–6th December 2026
- Where
Kalacha Cultural Centre, North Horr Constituency, Marsabit County
- Route
(A2) Nairobi – Isiolo – Marsabit route. Scan the QR code on the flyer or tap Get Directions.
Organised by Kivulini Trust, Communities, PARAAN, Nia Tero, The Christensen Fund, Namati and the County Government of Marsabit.
Life across the rangelands
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Spread the word
Know someone who should be at Kalacha? Share the festival with your networks, and help bring Northern Kenya's cultures to a wider audience.
www.kivulinitrust.or.ke
Find us in Gotu
Gotu Location, Ng'aremara Ward, Isiolo County — home to the Waso Museum and Buuraaq Cultural School.
- Gotu Location, Ng'aremara Ward, Isiolo County, Kenya
- +254 721 301 150
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