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The other side of West Pokot, you probably didn’t know

Most pastoral communities in Kenya depend on livestock for their livelihood. In West Pokot County, cattle keeping is the backbone of the economy.  It is this daily activity that has given birth to a retrogressive practice, cattle rustling.

 

And for this reason, every time one hears news from West Pokot, the first thing that crosses their mind is bloodletting raids and banditry.

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