Kenyan herders to get $400 for each cow lost in Tanzania
Cattle from Kajiado County graze on the Ukunda-Lungalunga road near Tanzania border. Tanzania auctioned 1,325 cows belonging to Kenyan herders on grounds that they were illegally grazing in the neighbouring country. PHOTO FILE | NMG
Kenyan herders, whose cattle was sold in neighbouring Tanzania for grazing across the border, have received big relief after the Kenyan government released a Ksh53 million ($530,000) compensation package for the loss.
The 22 livestock keepers from the border Kajiado County lost 1,325 animals after Tanzania confiscated and auctioned them on grounds that they were illegally in the neighbouring country.
