A few weeks ago, a man committed suicide after he lost all his livestock, not to drought but to bullets fired by security officers in Laikipia. A neighbour has lost his mind after losing all his animals.
It is hard to comprehend the state of mind of the people who recently lost 100 camels to police bullets in Tana River. But what exactly are the causes of insecurity among pastoralists? Why is the Kenyan Government being haunted by insecurity in the north? There are several reasons for this.