Plans have been laid to compensate those who lost life through cattle rustling.

The CEO anti cattle rustling programme in Baringo county yesterday told the members of the county assembly that he is working with the national government to compensate IDPs in cattle rustling.

Dr James Kandagor who initiated the programme in 2008 said that the internally displaced persons who were displaced due to cattle rustling shall be resettled in there counties.

Kandagor added that the initiative has a mandate to ensure that the IDPs get homesteads where they are going to construct 40,000 house units for the three affected communities.

The three bedroom houses shall be equipped with three beds with 6 inch mattresses, 5 blankets, 3 mosquito nets, a television and a computer, Kandagor added.

In addition, they shall receive two cows, two goats and Ksh 200,000 for maintenance and food provision for the first two years while being taught to practice modern farming, Kandagor attested.

“The Illchamus, Tugen and Pokot got affected by cattle rustling and are ready to support the initiative in order to maintain peace in the county”, Kandagor remarked.

Resettlement shall be done in the five counties that are Baringo, Turkana, Pokot, Samburu and West Pokot counties with the aid of land commission who will conduct land survey, Kandagor added.

Kandagor urged the members of county assembly to support adoption of group ranches in order to eliminate nomads by planting grass inside the ranch and irrigate them at the same time chose right community for settlement.

Maritim CEO for national land commission said that Kokwon highland is the only active in the county among others such as Barkipi, Kimalel, Sabor, Marigat, Ngambo, Salabani, Eldume, Bakidi A and B and Bartam ranches.

She added that, group ranches fall under the community land bill and community have a say over a community land hosting the mineral under the bill.