We cannot continue using old tools to address new conflicts

Security officers clear Loruk road after residents blocked it to protest killings by bandits. [File, Standard]

The 21 st century conflicts cannot be solved by the 1980s mechanisms of conflict resolution. Conflicts have changed and evolved over time and so should our approaches. In Kenya, the evolution from traditional banditry, as we knew it, to organised movements requires an exit from traditionally tracking animals using footprints to modern technology-facilitated approaches.