While supporting efforts to restore peace and security in the area, the governor strongly condemned actions that result in the destruction of property and harm to innocent civilians. Samburu Governor Lati Lelelit has called on the national government to compensate 43 families whose livestock were killed during an ongoing security operation in Losesia, Samburu County, last week.While supporting efforts to restore peace and security in the area, the governor strongly condemned actions that result in the destruction of property and harm to innocent civilians.Pastoralists who lost animals, accompanied by their leaders, reported the matter at Archers Post Police Station a week after the incident. They are demanding thorough investigations into the circumstances in which the animals were killed.Images from the area show dead cattle, donkeys, goats and sheep scattered across vast tracts of land. The 43 families say they lost more than 700 animals and are now demanding compensation from the government.Elder Diba Lenanyankera said the killing of the animals brought shame on the whole country. He argued that a thief does not stay on the road, and that shooting at livestock made no sense because "a cow does not speak."Governor Lelelit put the value of the losses at about Sh70 million, and said the affected families were destitute and needed support to feed their children."It is about 70 m...
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