BARINGO: Herders Storm Police Station, Free Confiscated Livestock
Tension has risen in Marigat, Baringo County, as police used tear gas to disperse herders who attacked Marigat Police Station, demanding the release of their animals.
The herders assaulted the station after their livestock were detained for allegedly harming crops in the Perkerra Irrigation Scheme.
After the situation worsened, police were compelled to use tear gas as large groups gathered outside the station.
Residents reported the animals roamed into farms in the Kiserian and Musuro districts, destroying mature crops that were about to be harvested.
Perkerra Irrigation Scheme (PIS) is located near Marigat Township in Marigat Sub-County, Baringo County. Photo National Irrigation Authority.
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Police lobbed teargas to disperse herders at Marigat Police Station
The herders wanted the release of cattle that had been seized
Farmers accused the headers of invading their farms#KBCniYetu pic.twitter.com/bLWjnC6iRm
Irate farmers are claimed to have grabbed the animals and transported them to Marigat Police Station, prompting protests from the herders.
Because of the high number of herders gathered outside Marigat police station, Banice Arugut, a farmer in the Perkerra Irrigation Scheme, expressed concern about the incident’s repercussions.
“We do not even know where to go because they are everywhere,” Arugut voiced.
“Their cows behave as if they are directed. Once they enter a farm, they can destroy an entire acre in just ten minutes. We are asking the government to help us.”
According to Fridah Kiplagat, another farmer at the Perkerra Irrigation Scheme, the ongoing invasions have left farmers feeling helpless.
“You plant crops hoping to support your children, but instead you end up crying,” she said. “If you steal, the police arrest you. So what are we supposed to do as farmers?”
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A third farmer in Perkera, John Lekidor, switched the responsibility to local officials, accusing them of abandoning farmers throughout the crisis and said farmers were suffering greatly.
“We do not even recognize our leaders anymore,” Lekidor lamented. “When farmers have problems, no leader shows up. It feels like we have no leadership.”
This tragedy has highlighted the long-running tension between farmers and pastoralists in Baringo County.
The residents of the Perkerra Irrigation Scheme called for urgent government intervention to prevent further destruction and unrest.
BARINGO: Herders Storm Police Station, Free Confiscated Livestock
