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State plans for irrigation scheme to stem banditry

The government has announced plans to transform the social economic status of residents in areas prone to cattle rustling and banditry in North Rift through agriculture and education.

Deputy President William Ruto said it is only through changing the livelihoods of the residents that the menace that has claimed hundreds of lives over the decades can be stemmed.

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