Nairobi, April 2 -- When President William Ruto chaired a high-level security meeting in Trans Mara, Narok County over the weekend, pictures of a vast lush green background surrounded by the Lolgorian Hills caught the eyes of Kenyans.

The meeting with Interior and Administration of National Government officials was one of the many held at his Trans Mara home, a land formerly owned by former Vice President Joseph Murumbi.

But beyond the calm and beautiful serenity depicted by the photographs posted on President Ruto's social media pages after the meeting, is a disturbed region experiencing sporadic skirmishes that have seen the area lag in development.

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