For years now, there has been a number of cattle raids going on, terrorising the civilian population and killing hundreds of people.
Over the past year, more and more people from Ethiopia are crossing into Kenya, and violence is a common occurrence in the region.
On July 3, 2005 Kenya government agreed in a meeting to step up efforts to disarm pastoral communities in its northern counties.
Among pastoral communities in north western Kenya, and across the border in South Sudan, bride-wealth has been cited as a major reason why cattle raids continue.
In these areas, cattle raids are seen as the only way many young men can acquire the means to marry.