Assistant minister Linah Jebii Kilimo has hailed plans by the ministry of Livestock Development to go hi-tech in tracking stolen animals, saying the move will go a long way in curbing cattle rustling activities among the pastoral communities in the country.
 

Mrs. Kilimo of Cooperatives Development said it has been difficult for the government to recover stolen animals because of lack of electronic identification marks.
 
She said Kenyans in pastoral areas have been robbed of their livestock which they depend on for their survival thus worsening the famine situation many parts of the country and urged leaders to support the move by the government to introduce electronic way of tracking stolen animals.
 
Mrs. Kilimo said development along the Kerio valley has been elusive to achieve due to frequent acts of lawlessness, saying she was optimistic that the move by the government to introduce electronic way of tracing stolen livestock will curb the vice.
 
Speaking in Nairobi today, Mrs. Kilimo said the breathtaking beauty of the Kerio Valley could, if properly harnessed, earn the country a lot of money through tourism.

She said the scenery beauty of permanent and seasonal rivers, valleys, shapely hills, thick forests and nearly deserts were huge potential for a film industry Kerio Valley region but regretted that the area could not be developed due to insecurity.
 
The minister appealed to residents and leaders in areas hit by cattle rustling to support the government’s efforts in the fight against insecurity which has become the stumbling block to the development of the area.
 
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