Tanzania has given Kenyan pastoralists seven days to leave the country or their livestock will be auctioned by the state. Also warned are hundreds of farmers said to have encroached on gazetted land in Loliondo Forest. Kenyan pastoralists have crossed over to Tanzania in search of pasture for their livestock as a result of drought. In January, Tanzania gazetted 1,500 square kilometres of land around Loliondo Forest and set it aside for environmental conservation. The notice to vacate came just two days after a court in Arusha fined Kenyan pastoralists Sh23 million for trespassing.

Source: The Star October 20, 2017 20:37 UTC