Hundreds of protesters from the Maa pastoralist community have marched to the office of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen in Nairobi to protest the killing of hundreds of cattle during security operations in Samburu and Laikipia counties.

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The protesters are demanding answers over the deaths of more than 700 cattle, which they allege were killed by security forces after hundreds of cattle belonging to the Samburu community were impounded during security operations and disputes in the two counties in September.

Footage obtained by Kenyans.co.ke on October 6 shows hundreds of protesters, many dressed in Maa regalia, marching from Parliament Buildings to Harambee House, where the Interior Ministry is headquartered.

At Harambee House, police officers engaged the protesters peacefully as they sought to access the Interior CS's offices.

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The protesters were stopped at the main gate and later sat outside the building, singing and chanting as they waited for further direction from their leaders.

Some of them are accusing their county leadership of fueling the division in the Maa community, a number of them stating that they demand all the officers who were involved in the killings of their cattle to be brought to book.  "We are against these politicians. None of us supports their unpopular policies. All we want is for the officers who were involved in the killing of our cattle, which are the main source of our livelihoods, to be brought to book," stated one protester. More to follow...

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke