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Government and local leaders should prioritise boundary demarcation and security to resolve the deadly border dispute.
The killing of a senior police officer in Kenyaâs Kapedo area on 17 January is just the latest attack in a longstanding brutal conflict. Those responsible control the disputed Kapedo area that borders Baringo and Turkana counties.
This year alone, unrest in the area has claimed the lives of over 10 civilians and three police officers, and many have been injured, local authorities say.
But the battle has been raging for much longer. The massacre of 21 police officers in 2014 led President Uhuru Kenyatta to visit the area, demanding that the killers and the guns they stole from the dead officers be handed over. To date, nobody has been held responsible or prosecuted for the murders, making Kapedo a safe haven for criminals.