Restore peace in areas hard hit by cattle theft

Several initiatives have been mooted to find lasting solutions to the perennial fatal cattle rustling in Baringo, Turkana, Samburu and West Pokot counties.

The latest include the shoot-to-kill order given by the authorities. There was also the recent peace caravan spearheaded by the region’s political leaders. More police officers have also been deployed to the troubled counties and locals ordered to surrender illegal firearms. While some normalcy has returned to the region, more is needed to end the perennial insecurity nightmare.