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- ↑ Anon 2008, 'Raiders shoot dead 30 herders', Daily Nation, 2 August. Retrieved on 2 August 2008.
- ↑ Daily Nation, August 31, 2009: Eight killed in Turkana raid
- ↑ Daily Nation, September 15, 2009: 31 killed in Laikipia cattle raid
- ↑ The Standard, November 16, 2009: 10 killed, six injured as raiders attack village Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Cattle rustlers kill at least 11 people during ambush in Kenya". BBC News. 25 September 2022.