Spate of invasions in Laikipia raise queries on herders' motives

Maria Dodds, the owner of Kifuko Farm in Laikipia County, going about her business on February 18, 2017. [PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD]

The open gates, burnt grass and acacia trees, bare ground and vandalised structures at the entrance to Kifuko Farm in Rumuruti, Laikipia County, tell a tale by themselves.

And the story mirrors that of many ranchers in Laikipia County, who have had to watch helplessly as herders drive thousands of livestock into their farms.