BLOOD AND CATTLE: Kenya's military (KDF) deployed to deal with bandits terrorising the North Rift.

Banditry in Baringo, Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu, Elgeyo /Marakwet and Laikipia Counties has been a problem for many government administrations to deal with for decades. In an effort to restore law and order, dozens of security personnel sent to the difficult region have died. Enock Sikolia looks at why the Kenya Defence Forces were sent after bandits and why is not an easy ride.