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Banditry shapes Laikipia North's bruising battle at the ballot

Former Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel. [File, Standard]

Laikipia North has become a battlefield for security agencies and armed bandits who invade private wildlife conservancies and farms in search of pasture and water.

The invasions have left a trail of destruction as bandits now spray bullets into the security personnel and landowners blocking the livestock from accessing their farms.

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