Enterprise Cotton lures Kerio Valley cattle rustlers to farmsCollins Kiprotich harvests cotton at their farm in Kiptani Sub-location, Keiyo North, Elgeyo-Marakwet County on January 27. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYAFor many years, Kerio Valley region in the Northern Kenya has been prone to cattle banditry. This has been attributed to former cattle rustlers dumping guns for the increasingly profitable cotton growing. “This crop is good because it can survive this extreme heat unlike other crops such as maize. But since we started growing this crop, we no longer witness such cases as more people are becoming busy in the farms,” he recalls.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 03, 2020 18:56 UTC