Where gun runners and bandits have the final word on security

Youths keep guard at Silale near Nadome in Baringo County on Tuesday after raiders attacked the area, killing almost 70 people. [PHOTO:BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]

When tribal wars go overboard and grab the attention of a whole nation, then introspection is a must. Since the Jubilee government came into power, death has robbed the forsaken lands of Turkana, Pokot and Samburu of hundreds.

The latest bout of violence left almost 70 men, women and children dead. Some were shot, some speared, others had their throats slit and left to bleed out on the black volcanic rocks that define the rough terrain.