Community elders from the Ndorobo and Turkana communities have intervened to defuse escalating tensions in Burat Ward, Isiolo County, following four days of conflict linked to livestock theft, according to the Kenya News Agency. The elders said their priority is to recover the stolen livestock and prevent further violence by halting cycles of theft and retaliation through peaceful dialogue and reconciliation between the two communities.
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