Day two of the year: Thieves steal my already transplanted duranta fencing seedlings
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3488)
Eldoret, Kenya
January 2, 2026 1:28am CST
As part of my New Year Plans, I intend to fence my entire estate and slowly turn it into a safer place for cottage or eco-homestay. I therefore used most of my December holidays raising some fencing seedlings of a beautiful variety. I in fact planted some in one of my estate’s sides. Interestingly, I just woke up on 2nd Jan. 2016 to find several up-rooted and missing. I will have to make routine guarding in hope of catching or scaring away the thieves since I have not yet installed an alarm or CCTV system.
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@valherma00 (4067)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
2 Jan
that's not a nice sight. sorry.
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3488)
• Eldoret, Kenya
4 Jan
Thank you. I hope things get better soon.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
3 Jan
Its very pretty, but what you can do and maybe you already are. Teach people in the area how they can do the same. Then remind them, you can steal and be alive for another day or you can learn yourself and live a lifetime.
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3488)
• Eldoret, Kenya
4 Jan
Thank you for your opinion. But some people are just lazy. They prefer soft work
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3488)
• Eldoret, Kenya
2 Jan
It really discouraged me but I will find a way of protecting them.
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3488)
• Eldoret, Kenya
2 Jan
I will have to be guarding them at night to protect them from further stealing
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3488)
• Eldoret, Kenya
4 Jan
Sure, I move around at a time when everything is quite and try to see if I can catch one. I also spread a warning poster delivering a message of dire consequences should one be found committing the offense
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