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A potent mix of lawlessness and bad politics has continued to fuel killings and displacements in parts of Baringo County. Daytime executions and cattle raids have become the norm in this part of the country. This is happening under the watch of security forces. Sad!
The spate of killings and displacements that has gone on for over a year now points to a government in the dark on what really ails this region, and what to do about it.
For years, the central government has buried its head in the sand ignoring causes of this conflict. Incitement, bordering on hate speech, has been tolerated. Inter-community warfare has been actively encouraged by elected leaders. There has been no urgency in dealing with the porous borders to stem the entry of illegal guns into the country. Cattle rustling, a conduit for money laundering, has been left to go on unabated. From this tolerated chaos, only uncontrolled chaos has risen. It is time for the government to deal with the monster it created.
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