Aidan Hartley Aidan Hartley

Wild life | 4 May 2017

He was an ordinary Kenyan, not a white rancher, and he was murdered

issue 06 May 2017

Laikipia, Kenya

On my way home to the ranch, I stopped for a beer with my neighbour Martin. It was twilight and large herds of cattle were being brought into the yards around Martin’s house for the night. Pokot militias had been attacking for days, trying to rustle cattle and shooting at anybody in sight.
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