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Samburu, Maasai elders help recover 47 stolen cows

Some of the cows, which had earlier been stolen, during handover in Tiamamut village on the Isiolo-Laikipia border on September 6, 2020.

Photo credit: Waweru Wairimu | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Elders from the two counties, supported by Northern Rangelands Trust identified where the 47 animals were hidden.
  • The elder said dialogue gives them hope that stolen animals could be traced and returned to the rightful owners.
  • Mr Loibara praised the elders and expressed optimism that the remaining 23 cows will be recovered and handed back to him.
  • Ms Josphine Ekiru said NRT will continue engaging the elders in the search for the remaining cows.

Some 47 herd of cattle stolen from Tiamamut village in Laikipia County have been recovered and handed over to the owner, thanks to a dialogue between Samburu and Maasai elders.

The cows recovered in Learata, Samburu County are part of the 83 which had been stolen by armed raiders from Mr Loibara Ole Mosiany’s manyatta at the border of Isiolo and Laikipia on the night of July 25.