Stolen cows recovered in Meru. [Courtesy, NPS]
Leaders from Meru County have demanded that the State puts a stop to cattle rustling and killings in the area.
Speaking in Nairobi, the Nyambene Njuri Ncheke Trust said incidents of Meru and Isiolo counties have been suffering at the hands of rustlers for over two years despite there being security agencies on the ground.
The leaders warned they will sue the government if it fails to stop the insecurity situation within 14 days. They also demanded the transfer of security officers who have stayed in the county for over three years and end of a culture of one community heading the entire police command structure.
“The Nyambene Njuri Ncheke Trust expresses its deepest condolences and profound outrage following the relentless wave of banditry and State-sanctioned negligence in our region,” said Kamencu Ringera, the Trust’s organising secretary.
