I must strongly contradict the above opinion of Orangasli re. the responsibility of the government for the situation. On the blog is a picture of the Kenyan police loading Samburu cattle into lorries in March as they steal them to sell on East African cattle markets. KARE also has pictures of the police coming in in helicopters in response to the original February Somali cattle raid and the resultant wounds Samburu took as the police fired upon them from the helicopters before landing and then attacking them. Several days later, the police removed what few, yes few, arms some local Samburu had, which individuals had originally received from the government to protect local conservation efforts.

We all need to be speaking out on the worsening political and humanitarian situation for the Samburu and others in Northern Kenya. As a result of the police theft of cattle and the on-going drought, people there are starving. Cholera has marched hand in hand with the famine and deaths are increasing.