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The sounds of gunfire, death, and cattle rustling defined the lives of locals in the bandit-prone areas of the North Rift.
More than 30 people died in Baringo County and livestock stolen by bandits. Families also fled their homes.
"I never imagined that I would be leaving my birthplace not because of war but because of fear of losing life to banditry," Ms Mary Targok, a resident of Kasiela, told The Standard.
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