Police have been accused of killing over 300 livestock belonging to pastoralist communities who have invaded private ranches in Laikipia County. The incident has caused condemnation by the pastoralist communities, with their leaders turning to social media to accuse the police of employing unlawful means to evict them from the ranches.
Ropulo Lanyasunya tweeted, “Continuous mass shooting, killing of Pokot and Samburu livestock in Laikipia county by government security forces is utterly atrocious.”
Another leader, John Lenkulate, said the law does not allow the police to kill animals as they try to evict people. “This is unlawful and the government has to take action against the police officers who were involved in this exercise. We have lost thousands of animals in this unlawful operation called by the government,” he said.
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