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Opinion: Go beyond platitudes in providing security

Cattle rustlers photo:courtesy

The pain of residents of Elgeyo Marakwet and neighbouring areas appears set to continue as cattle rustlers step up their free run of the region. Last week, three people, one of them a 16-year-old schoolboy who were on patrol to safeguard their livestock, were killed by the bandits.

A security operation that was ordered into Kerio Valley in February this year after vicious attacks in the area seems to have fizzled out.

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