Cattle raiding in Kenya
The northern Kenya region is a very insecure area. For years now, there has been a number of cattle raids going on, terrorising the civilian population and killing hundreds of people. History. Tensions in this region are long-lasting. For a long time now the Turkana have been armed, and cattle raids have been going on. Raids occur between Kenya and Ethiopia. The Boranas group has recently been involved in raids involving cattle, according to a BBC article. Over the past year, more and more people from Ethiopia are crossing into Kenya, and violence is a  common occurrence in the region. On July 3, 2005 Kenya government agreed in a meeting to step up efforts to disarm pastoral communities in its northern counties Women have also been cited as a major catalyst in the persistence of cattle raising among pastoral communities in north western Kenya. Young girls incite young men into undertaking cattle raids in order to secure bride-wealth to marry them.