ARÎTHI KWANGAÎKIA AKARI

Residents of Kathuci area in Antubetwe Kiongo Ward, Igembe North, say they are facing a new security challenge after enduring years of bandit attacks, elephant invasions and prolonged drought. The residents claim that herders believed to be from neighboring areas within Meru County have moved into the region and are now grazing livestock on their farms, destroying crops, vandalizing farm fences and threatening local families