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Puzzle of heavily guarded ranch deep inside Laikipia ‘war zone’

Mutara ADC farm at Rumuruti in Laikipia county. (Photo: Kibati Kihu/Standard)

As conflict over pasture in Laikipia County escalates, questions have emerged about the ownership of a vast ranch leased out to an influential individual by the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC).

The high-profile ranch, hived off the expansive Mutara ADC farm, has been spared from recent attacks where armed herders have driven their livestock into farms as the drought continues to bite.

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