NASA flag bearer Raila Odinga. [Photo/Raila Odinga Twitter page]
NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga has spoken of a controversial plan he has in store to restore peace in the troubled Laikipia county if elected president in the August polls.
Odinga has promised he will dismantle white-owned ranches in Laikipia to restore peace in the trouble area.
In recent days Laikipia has been experiencing violence involving herders and owners.
“These ranches are too big and the people don’t even live there; they live in Europe and only come once in a while,” he told The Times
.“There’s need for rationalisation to ensure there’s more productive use of that land."
The former Prime Minister also blamed the Jubilee administration of failing to curb the Laikipia violence because they lacked a good plan to restore order in the area.
Insecurity in Laikipia spiked in recent months as armed cattle herders searched for scarce grazing land amid a drought.
Seven out of 30 tourism lodges in Laikipia have closed since Christmas due to violent attacks.