Bandits deadly raids leave trail of death, destruction

Residents of Sirata, Marigat district in Baringo county fleeing away from their homes after suspected cattle rustlers from Pokot attacked the area killing two people, burning several houses and stole more than 2000 livestock in 2014.PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH

The succession of plains and undulating hills and ravines from Samburu to Kerio Valley makes for one of the most scenic swathes of Kenya’s landscape and yet, tragically, one of the most dangerous terrains, too.

The landscape is pristinely alluring and tantalising to the eye, teasing you with mystic and legendary beauty of the brilliant morning after creation day. The topography speaks of heavenly and surrealistic beauty that leaves you gasping for breath, glad that you made this journey. Who knows whether you will ever come this way again – or ever go elsewhere after this mission, for that matter? For life in this idyllic territory tends to border on a covenant with death. Many have been dastardly killed in this place, gone and forgotten, as if their lives counted for nothing.