The government will soon organise a major operation to mop up all illegal fire arms in six counties the Rift Valley Regional Commissioner (RC), George Natembeya has said. Addressing leaders, chiefs and Samburu residents in Maralal on Thursday, the RC said that the government through County Commissioners and Chiefs would mop up all illegal fire […]
Continue ReadingThe Rift Valley Regional Commissioner (RC), George Natembeya has asked all cowardly chiefs from Samburu County to resign since they are afraid to combat cattle rustling in their areas. A furious Natembeya blamed chiefs and their assistants for fueling cattle rustling activities by being soft on bandits who terrorise herders in Samburu East and Samburu […]
Continue ReadingThe Samburu County government has vowed to go to court over what it termed as border encroachment by its neighbours, Marsabit and Turkana counties. Speaking to KNA, the Samburu Deputy Governor (DG), Julius Leseeto said that Samburu County has lost valuable land to Turkana and Marsabit Counties either through politics or discovery of resources. The […]
Continue ReadingMore than 17,000 farmers in Samburu County are set to benefit from an agricultural project that aims to increase production of key value chains within the county. The project, dubbed National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIG), supports four value chains which are free range poultry, dairy, honey and meat (beef, mutton and goat […]
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An eleven-year-old girl was rescued after she was married off to a fifty-year-old man in Barsaloi village in Samburu North Sub County. The minor who had been married for one week was rescued on Tuesday by her elder brother after he discovered that she had been married off by their parents. “I met […]
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