UK urges Kenya to ’restore law and order’ after shooting of British rancher | World news | The Guardian
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n January herders swept into the nearby 44,000-acre (17,600-hectare) Suyian ranch, burning thatched huts for tourists.
Elephants, lion, buffalo and zebra have been slaughtered by the herders, who come with tens of thousands of livestock, and black and white landowners alike speak of invasions, fear and siege.
Some officials have blamed the land invasions on a severe drought that has made poor herders desperate, and the UN humanitarian chief has appealed for assistance for herders affected by what Kenya’s government has declared a natural disaster.
Ranchers, however, say the land invasions are politically motivated and part of plans to seize their land. While some point to the drought gripping the country, and a spike in human and livestock populations, others say the forthcoming election in August and long-running land gripes have sparked tensions.
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