Management of Cattle Rustling Through Community-Based Strategies in Turkana and West Pokot Counties, Kenya
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2025-11
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Kenyatta University
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Cattle rustlings remain a major cause of insecurity and conflict among the pastoralists in Turkana and West Pokot counties. As a result of the fatalities and loss of properties, the Kenyan government has made concerted efforts to control the vice by forced disarmament of communities living in Turkana and West Pokot counties, increased deployment of police reservists, increased patrols by the government, awareness creation and sensitization of the residents. However, these efforts have not succeeded to control the problem within Turkana and West Pokot counties as they have been more reactive than proactive. Therefore, the study sought to analyse the influence of community-based initiatives on the management of cattle rustling in Turkana and West Pokot counties, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to analysed how joint peace committees, joint natural resource management plans, joint disarmament efforts and how grass-root community-driven initiatives have helped in the management of cattle rustling. The study was a descriptive survey in design. The target population were individuals from Turkana and Pokot ethnic group living within Turkana and West Pokot border area who have been affected by cattle rustling. Systematic random sampling, snowballing and purposive sampling were used in selecting respondents. The findings indicated that the joint peace committee agreement variable had a statistically significant positive influence on the management of cattle rustling, evidenced by a regression coefficient of t-value of 8.863, and a p-value of 0.000. Similarly, the joint natural resource management plan agreement demonstrated a significant effect, with a t-value of 4.495, and a p-value of 0.000. The joint disarmament efforts variable showed a robust and statistically significant relationship with cattle rustling management supported by a t-value of 9.089, and a p-value of 0.000. The grass-root community driven initiatives demonstrated a non-significant effect on management of cattle rustling supported by a t-value of 1.306, and a p-value of 0.193. This study concludes that community-Based strategies contribute to management of cattle rustling. The study recommends on the need to strengthen existing community driven initiatives to effectively manage cattle rustling
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A Research Project Submitted In The School Of Law, Arts And Social Sciences In Fulfilment Of The Requirement For The Award Of The Master Of Arts Degree In Security Science And Management Of Kenyatta University.November, 2025
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John Omboto