Mugie Conservancy wildlife manager Jamie Manuel walks in front of a bush fire which is set up according to witnesses by cattle herders in Mugui Conservancy, Kenya, February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSY8I0
Pokot tribesmen stand around a lake in Mugui conservancy, Kenya February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSY5IQ
Turkana tribesmen walk with guns in order to protect their cattle from rival Pokot and Samburu tribesmen near Baragoy, Kenya February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSYM5B
Armed Turkana tribesmen wait for cattle to get water from a borehole near Baragoy, Kenya February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Goran. Tomasevic - RTSYM77
Samburu tribesmen and cattle herders stand before they walk with cows through a fence destroyed by other Samburu tribesmen outside Mugui conservancy, Kenya February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSY4WL
Turkana women wait for men to return home with their cattle near Baragoy, Kenya February 13, 2017. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSYM6Q
A Turkana tribesman carries his gun in order to protect his cattle from rival Pokot and Samburu tribesmen near Baragoy, Kenya February 13, 2017. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSYMBD
A Turkana woman reacts as men return home with their cattle near Baragoy, Kenya February 13, 2017. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSYM6O
Fence destroyed by by armed cattle herders is seen in Mugui conservancy Kenya, February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTX30HS4
A Samburu tribesman stands behind cows as he enters the Mugui conservancy, Kenya February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSY4WR
Cows belonging to Samburu tribesmen walk around the carcass of an elephant killed by armed cattle herders in Mugui Conservancy, Kenya February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSY5I8
A Pokot tribesman holds a spear inside Mugui conservancy, Kenya February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSY5IH
Elephants drink the remaining water in a drying waterhole as Samburu cattle herder tribesmen destroy the fence and enter with cattle in Mugie Conservancy, Kenya, February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSYA3R
Elephants walk in front of cows belonging to Samburu cattle herder tribesmen, who destroyed the fence and entered Mugie Conservancy and chased elephants away from drinking water, in Kenya February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSYA29
A Turkana girl holds a canister as she waits to get a water from a borehole near Baragoy, Kenya February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSYM5E
A Turkana girl holds a goat near Baragoy, Kenya February 13, 2017. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSYM7Y
A Turkana woman waits to get water from a borehole near Baragoy, Kenya February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSYM76
Turkana armed tribesmen stand around a borehole in order to protect their cattle from rival Pokot and Samburu tribesmen near Baragoy, Kenya February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSYMA6
A Turkana tribesman carries his gun in order to protect his cattle from rival Pokot and Samburu tribesmen near Baragoy, Kenya February 13, 2017. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSYMB5
A Turkana tribesman carries his gun in order to protect his cattle from rival Pokot and Samburu tribesmen near Baragoy, Kenya February 13, 2017. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Goran. Tomasevic - RTSYMB8
Drought stokes rivalry between Kenyan cattle herders
Cattle rustling and competition for grazing have long troubled northern Kenya, but severe drought and political rivalries ahead of the elections have exacerbated the situation between ethnic tribes.
