New strategy to combat insecurity in Kerio valley winning hearts

Land set aside for a proposed 77 000-acre irrigation scheme at lower Turkwell on the border of West Pokot and Turkana counties. [Fred Kibor/Standard]

The scenic but volatile Kerio Valley evokes memories of deadly livestock raids that have left hundreds dead and property worth millions of shillings destroyed.

The Government has, several times, conducted disarmament exercises to mop up thousands of illegal guns used by cattle rustlers to unleash mayhem on innocent residents.