Pastoralists will now take great caution when settling in private property while looking for pasture and water for their livestock if a recent court judgement holds.
In a ruling, Nanyuki Chief Magistrate Lucy Mutai declared the mainly Samburu, Maasai and Turkana herders -- under the Kisiriri pastoral community -- who had settled in the Jennings Farm in Laikipia County, as illegal occupants.
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