Abstract: Livestock rustling is not a new phenomenon among pastoral societies in Kenya. All counties in northern Kenya have lagged behind in term of development due to livestock rustling. In bid to contain the menace, the vexing and cyclic practice has attracted a lot of attention from scholars and policy makers. Therefore, the study sought to establish sustainable solution in containing livestock rusting in Samburu County, Kenya. The specific objectives were value of education in containing livestock rustling; assess utilization of technology and extent of livestock insurance in mitigating livestock rustling risk in Samburu County. The study adopted descriptive survey design which used quantitive and qualitative research methods. The sample population comprised of household heads, herders, security officers, education Officer, Religious leader, NGOs and local administrators. The data was collected using questionnaires, interview guides and focus group discussions (FGDs). The results revealed that the value of education and the use of technology have not been emphasized in Samburu County and this has affected the containment of livestock rustling and its adverse effects. The use of technology such as mobile phone SIM card has not been adopted in the county indicating that recovering of stolen livestock is near impossible. Further, livestock insurance has not been fully embraced in the county rustling that causes great loss of livelihood during livestock theft. The study concluded that an educated pastoral community has the capacity to stop livestock rustling, embrace technology and insure their livestock for increased productivity. It was recommended that there is need to step up efforts in increasing youth education participation especially by local administrators such as chief, County and national government officials to increase investment in education. Policies should be developed specifically on pastoralist education such as mobile schools.
Keywords: Containing; Education; Insurance; Livestock; Rustling; Technology.
Title: No Magic Bullet for Livestock Rustling: Analysis of Drivers to Contain Livestock Rustling in Kenya
Author: Dr. Christopher Simiyu Khisa (PhD)
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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