A 71years old granny (Tabitha Gesare) from Mekenene village in Nyamira County is in grief following a cow theft incident that left her without her five cows on Saturday night.
Speaking on Sunday in her compound, Gesare said all the five cows that she depended on as a source of income were stolen on Saturday night by suspected bandits along the troubled Sotik-Borabu border.
“I am deeply shocked following that incident. Am now left with nothing at all following this unlawful act and I am pleading for help from the government,” said the tearful Gesare.
According to her, she woke up as usual on Sunday morning to milk three of the five cows which were stollen only to find none in the cows shed.
“I just woke up early in the morning to milk them ahead of the church service only to find that my cows were no longer in their shed,” dded angry Gesare.
She appealed to the provincial administration to help her pursue bandits and recover her cows worth Sh200,000 besides urging the government to take stern actions against those still engaging in the primitive activity.
Area MCA Alfayo Mwongeresa bought her one cow and urged area the government to ensure the thieves are brought to book.
“I am pretty sure that the thieves come from this place and not from somewhere else. I therefore urge the government to deploy more security forces to this border to curb such incidents,” said Mwongeresa.