{"id":4597,"date":"2023-01-23T13:57:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T10:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/act.or.ke\/?p=2339"},"modified":"2023-01-23T13:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T10:57:46","slug":"foiling-cattle-rustling-to-allow-peaceful-voting-in-isiolo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/foiling-cattle-rustling-to-allow-peaceful-voting-in-isiolo\/","title":{"rendered":"Foiling cattle rustling to allow peaceful voting in Isiolo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Foiling cattle rustling to allow peaceful voting in Isiolo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGtM5AIUGnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-parallax\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2340 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/act.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1649-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ffd800\"><strong>When bandits plotted to disrupt poll, elders came to the rescue<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-01-23T13:57:46+00:00\">January 23, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Bandits planned a raid in Isiolo on the eve of the general election to disrupt the poll and wreak havoc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">They wanted to get away with herds of cattle and loot food and drugs from local stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The attackers knew the police were stretched and expected their response to be slow. Officers had been deployed to polling stations and tallying centers to provide security as Kenyans elected their representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Isiolo North Deputy County Commissioner Kepha Marube said the rustlers were from Samburu East and their targets were Gotu, Ngaremara, and Burat areas in Isiolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\u201cThe raid&#8217;s impact would have been devastating because people would not have voted, and a wrong candidate would have won,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">On August 7, 2022, two days before the election, locals spotted the bandits and alerted <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ceedkenya.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ceedkenya.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Community Empowerment Environment Development (CEED) organization<\/span><\/a>. CEED prevents conflicts in Isiolo. Ahead of the election, Act! supported the organization to rally for peace and conduct civic and voter education in the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">CEED program officer, James Mwenda, said the organization convened a quick meeting on August 8, 2022, involving 66 elders\u201429 from Isiolo and 37 from Samburu. CEED had engaged some of them in peace activities under the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/kenya\/fact-sheet\/kenya-electoral-conflicts-mitigation-civic-voter-education-support\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/kenya\/fact-sheet\/kenya-electoral-conflicts-mitigation-civic-voter-education-support\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kenya Electoral Conflicts Mitigation and Civic Education Support (ECCES) program<\/span><\/a>, which Act! leads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#ffd800;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\">\u201cThere were discussions about how we can permanently end livestock rustling. We formed a peace committee to address the impeding raid.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><strong>James Mwenda, CEED program officer.<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2344\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1838.jpg?ssl=1\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Seeking permanent solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">In Isiolo, not all attacks are averted or repulsed by police. Village elders are trusted in conflict management and play a significant role in preventing incursions. Sometimes police and the elders work together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">CEED\u2019s meeting with the elders happened at Citam Mission Church in Archer\u2019s Post, around the Isiolo-Samburu border. Government officials from both counties attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\u201cThere were discussions about how we can permanently end livestock rustling. We formed a peace committee to address the impeding raid,\u201d Mwenda said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The committee comprised elders from Isiolo and Samuru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">One of the members was Jackson Letolye, a former chief and an elder from Samburu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\u201cWe knew where the rustlers were hiding. We went to talk them out of their plan,\u201d Letoyle said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">To gain the bandits\u2019 trust, Letoyle said, the committee decided not to involve the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Another elder from Isiolo, Ali Ismael, said it was easy to convince the bandits to abandon their plan because they knew them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\u201cWe talked about peace and the impact their raid would have,\u201d Ismael said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-white-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#ffd800;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\">\u201cIn the end, the plans were thwarted. We proceeded with the election, which was peaceful.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Kepha Marube, Isiolo Deputy County Commissioner.<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-parallax\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2353 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/act.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0179-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Raid stopped<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Involving the elders was strategic for CEED, Mwenda said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\u201cThey are usually the first to get the intelligence report about any looming raid. They know the attackers and where they live,\u201d Mwenda said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">On the night the attack was to unfold, the cattle rustlers were seen retreating to their bases after the elders persuaded them not to strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\u201cIn the end, the plans were thwarted. We proceeded with the election, which was peaceful,\u201d Marube said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Mwenda said there was a high-voter turn out contrary to what was expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\u201cThe attack was a decoy so that people from a certain area could not vote,\u201d Mwenda said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">CEED interventions that contributed to a peaceful poll in Isiolo were courtesy of the ECCES program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The elders\u2019 meetings followed a dozen others CEED conducted from April to September to keep Isiolo peaceful during and after the poll. Twenty-six gatherings before the elections had reached 1,164 people, the majority of them youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">USAID funded ECCES across Kenya through Act! and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/uraia.or.ke\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uraia.or.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Uraia Trust<\/span><\/a>. 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