Find permanent solution to recurrent insecurity in Kitui

Banditry has reared its ugly head in Kitui County again. Hundreds of people are fleeing their homes along Kitui-Tana River border following the macabre killing of a man and injuring of several others by herdsmen from the latter county.
They should not be allowed to kill and maim and displace farmers just because they have undue advantage, mostly in the form of illegally acquired guns.
In addition, all those grazing on private land should equally be rounded up and taken to court. The fact that drought is ravanging Tana River, putting the herders’ livestock in danger of imminent death shouldn’t be a licence to kill. Every Kenyan must respect other people and their property.
To this end, Tana River County administration can borrow a leaf from Baringo which now believes it has found a permanent solution to banditry. With the help of an NGO, the county has planted grass on hundreds of acres. The grass will be harvested and shared out among herders when drought strikes. In the face of unfolding climate change, it is such creative ideas that will save the world.
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