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

By Joylene Sing’oei

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.

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