Firm police action can end lawlessness in Kitui

Residents of Mutha in Kitui county hold a demo on October 24, 2022, protesting against armed Somali herders who have invaded the area with thousands of camels. [Philip Muasya, Standard]

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) came under fire in Parliament over the conflict in Kitui County between locals and invading cattle herders.

And rightly so because, according to Kitui Senator Enock Wambua, at least 48 people have been killed while women and girls have been raped by the invaders.