By ephantus kiptanui
Residents of Kyeni village, Kinamba
division in Laikipia County are living in fear after armed men tried to raid
one of the homesteads on December 18, 2013.
The armed men alleged to be three in
number ransacked the homestead but they did not find any livestock.
“I received a tip off that some armed
men were heading this way. I immediately knew that they were after my
livestock. I hurriedly left with my cattle to the neighbouring village before
they arrived,” said Giryor, the homestead owner.
As the armed men were leaving the
homestead they came across one of the residents who was heading to his house.
They robbed him off his money and other valuables.
“They told me to give them money and
i gave them everything that I had without resistance. They then returned my
national identity card. One of them wanted to shoot me but the other one
prevented him, “said Kibet Kuto, who was robbed by the armed men.
Keeping livestock in the area is now
said to be a risky business as cases of cattle rustling is now a common
occurrence in the area. Most of the farmers are now said to have taken their
livestock’s to other villages or stopped keeping livestock altogether for fear
of losing their livestock’s.
Kyeni residents are now calling on the
government to intervene and improve security in the area.
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