Cattle rustling still exist in Kenya?

Since time immemorial, cattle rustling has been a thorn in the flesh in this country. The recent ugly incident in Kerio Valley where several cattle were stolen in broad daylight and last Saturday's clash between the Kisii and Kipsigis communities are just a tip of the iceberg.

In May last year, Kenyans witnessed the brutal murder of 46 people in Nademe area on the Turkana and East Pokot border by bandits.

Apparently, in 2014, more than 20 police officers were massacred in the same area, Kapedo, as they tried to pacify the warring tribes.

Sadly, in November 2012, 42 police officers were cruelly killed as they went into Suguta valley to recover stolen livestock.

It is disturbing and disheartening that despite the promise by the Jubilee government that cattle rustling will be a thing of the past, the vice continues to bedevil some regions in this country. Notably, in this country, Narok, Transmara, Pokot, Baringo and Marakwet counties are a notorious hotbed for cattle rustling.

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In this time and age of new constitutional dispensation, cattle rustling and gruesome murder should be treated with the seriousness they deserve. No Kenyan should die in the name of cattle rustling.