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The driver of the lorry was arrested and taken to Kainuk police station where the lorry is also being detained for transporting the animals without proper documentation.
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has ruled out Sh70 million compensation for Samburu families whose 763 livestock were killed during a security operation, citing the lack of a legal framework.
Parliament has summoned Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen and IG Douglas Kanja over a security operation in Samburu in which residents say more than 700 livestock were killed.
Samburu Senator Lelegwe Ltumbesi told the Senate that 415 goats and 102 cattle were shot dead at Losesia and Nolng'erdeed between September 19 and 21, with two residents wounded.
Samburu leaders are demanding compensation for families whose livestock was reportedly killed during a recent anti-banditry operation, with MPs calling for an investigation.
Samburu County leaders are now demanding a swift damage assessment and stocktaking after several livestock were killed in the ongoing police operation in Samburu East.
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