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Politicians to blame for Kapedo violence

The conflict in Kapedo is a case study of politicisation of territorial conflicts in Kenya.

It is generally agreed that traditional conflicts, aided by the backward culture of cattle-rustling has been the trigger for the violence witnessed in pastoralist areas such as Kapedo, but the capacity of politicians to add fuel to such conflicts is often underestimated.

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