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Kenya deploys army to combat pastoral violence

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a ramping up of security central counties affected by violence as pastoralists clash with landowners clash over grazing land.

The local police are struggling to cope, after a spate of killings and the destruction of property.

Politicians have also been blamed for increasing the tension.

Mr Kenyatta said that the army would support the police in “parts of Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Pokot and Laikipia counties”.

In a tweet, he also outlined the no-nonsense approach by the security forces:

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From today, those who have defied orders to surrender illegally held firearms are now enemies of the State & will be dealt with accordingly.

Source: bbc.com

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