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Mukutan Conservancy, a bandit's haven no longer

Mukutan Conservancy director Sveva Gallmann. [James Munyeki, Standard]

Ironically, sometimes the most beautiful, pristine, and remote natural places in the Rift Valley often harbor the very worst human beings.

The gorges, dark, and tangled forests provide cover and a haven for bandits. So it was with Mukutan Conservancy, formerly known as Laikipia Nature Conservancy in Laikipia County.

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