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Kerio valley security meeting

Kerio Valley residents during a peace meeting in Chesegon on July 3, 2021.

| Oscar Kakai | Nation Media Group

Kerio Valley Pokot elders resort to an old ritual to fight bandits

What you need to know:

  • The elders said they will conduct a ritual to curse those behind the spate of killings.
  • Lapai is the most dreaded punishment among the Pokot for the heinous crime of murder.

Insecurity in the Kerio Valley region is a riddle whose answer demands a multi-agency approach involving many key players.

But even with this understanding, the government and leaders in the region have tried and failed to curb banditry and cattle rustling.