Leaders say land speculators fueling insecurity in Lapsset corridor

Construction of the Kenol-Marua dual carriageway project, October 7, 2020. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

For years cattle rustlers from neighbouring counties have made away with livestock, leaving a trail of death and destruction in Meru.

While at a casual glance, it may appear as if these are cattle thieves, it is now believed the raids are an attempt to grab un-adjudicated land along the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor in Nyambene.