Zambezi police seize 40 stolen cattle

The police in the Zambezi region on Sunday intercepted over 40 head of cattle believed to have been stolen from the Liselo area and elsewhere at the Kamenga borderline.

The discovery was initiated when the Liselo-Kamega Anti Stock Theft Association (Likasta) reported suspicious cattle footprints.

According to Likasta chairperson Vincent Siliye, his members observed two people driving what they suspected were six stolen cattle and immediately alerted the police.

“When the police responded and intervened, the discovery was big, because instead of the suspected six cattle, over 40 head of cattle suspected to have been stolen from the Liselo area and other parts of the region, were discovered,” he says.

Zambezi police spokesperson chief inspector Kisco Sitali has confirmed that the police responded to the community tip. He, however, says the cattle rustlers fled the scene, and no arrests were made.

The recovered cattle were quarantined at Bitto village for identification. Only five of the animals had ear tags, making the identification process challenging for farmers missing their livestock.

Police investigations continue.

Likasta is a community-based organisation dedicated to combating cross-border stock theft in the Zambezi region. The group works with farmers and the authorities to recover stolen livestock and advocates for greater resources and cooperation to address the problem of large-scale theft and armed rustlers.

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