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We have lost over Sh20m to illegal grazers, says rancher

Kuki Gallmann feeds a bird in her Laikipia home in this undated photo posted on Facebook on 23rd April 2017.

Pre-election and election years spell doom for ranchers in Laikipia. With less than a year to the August 9 poll, the region has witnessed a spate of insecurity, with nine people killed and hundreds of livestock stolen over the past two months. Laikipia Nature and Conservancy is one of the most affected after illegal grazers invaded the vast ranch. The illegal grazers are believed to be from Baringo, Isiolo and Samburu counties.

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