The banditry violence began as a farmer/herder conflict in 2011 and intensified between 2017 to 2018 to include cattle rustling, kidnapping for ransom, sexual violence and killings.
Vurugu hizi za kiharamia zilianza kama mgogoro baina ya wafugaji na wakulima mwaka 2011 na kukua zaidi kati ya mwaka 2017 na 2018 zikihusisha wizi wa mifugo, utekaji kwa ajili ya kujipatia fedha, ubakaji na mauaji.