Updated Sat, October 22nd 2016 at 19:42 GMT +3Residents of Chesongoch and Chesetan stand guard against cattle rustlers along the Kerio Valley in Elgeyo Marakwet County. [PHOTOS:KEVIN TUNOI/Standard]A burial ceremony of one of the cattle rustling victims in Marakwet East almost ended in disarray after armed Pokot raiders launched a daylight attack. “We overwhelmingly voted for the Jubilee government and we want President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto to know it is no longer business as usual,” warned Festus Kirop. He accused the government of applying double standards when dealing with perpetrators of cattle rustling and their sympathisers. “Our youths, some in schools, have been arrested while some chiefs and their assistants have been interdicted for allegedly failing to surrender those suspected of cattle rustling.

Source: Standard Digital October 22, 2016 16:52 UTC