Trouble is brewing in Mwingi North after camel herders invaded farms to graze their livestock on crops. Acres of crops have been destroyed in Ngetini village after more than 20 camels invaded farms and grazed on maize and destroyed beans and other crops. Such previous invasions of farms by camel herders, some from as far as Garissa, Wajir and Isiolo counties, have ended in deadly altercations between farmers and the pastoralists. Like many Ngomeni farmers, Kithuka depends entirely on his farm to feed his family. “Our only hope of survival is farm work but the camel herders have left their animals to destroy our farms, how do we survive now?"

Source: The Star July 26, 2020 18:56 UTC