Governor Mutuma directs all camel herders already in Meru County to leave immediately

Governor Mutuma has directed all herders already in the county to leave immediately or risk unspecified consequences. Anchoring the directive on a law passed by the county assembly a few years ago, the county boss blames camel herders from neighboring communities of leaving a trail of theft and destruction in their wake, adding that maize and wheat farmers have suffered numerous losses as a result of camels invading their farms, with no compensation to the affected farmers. His warning comes ahead of an anticipated drought season where the search for pasture is expected to intensify