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Originally published by Kenyanstop
January 7, 2026
1d ago
Pastoralists Attack Police Station to Free Livestock

Chaos erupted in Marigat as desperate farmers and defiant herders clashed over ruined crops, leaving the community in fear...
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Tension erupted in Marigat town, Baringo County, after police used teargas to disperse herders who stormed the Marigat Police Station demanding the release of livestock seized for destroying crops. The incident underscores long-standing conflicts between farmers and pastoralists in the region.
- Farmers at the Perkerra Irrigation Scheme had taken the animals to the police after they allegedly destroyed mature crops in areas including Kiserian and Musuro.
- Farmers like Banice Arugut and Fridah Kiplagat expressed despair over consistent crop destruction, with Arugut lamenting that cows "can destroy an entire acre in just ten minutes."
- John Lekidor, another farmer, criticized local leaders for their perceived abandonment of the community during this crisis.
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