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cattle rustlers. It is considered a "no go" region by the police due to the extremely harsh environment and familiarity of the rustlers with the terrain.
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166:rises to the east of the Suguta valley. The
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270:November 2012 Police Killings
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548:"Walking Jade Sea Journey"
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476:"OUR LAKES, OUR FUTURE"
495:"Suguta Valley, Kenya"
372:Sugutu Valley Crossing
309:NASA Earth Observatory
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529:Rough guide to Kenya
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89:Coordinates
36:Lake Logipi
571:Categories
558:2011-12-29
518:2011-12-29
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485:2011-12-29
466:2011-12-29
292:References
250:flamingoes
237:playa lake
102:36°30′49″E
513:Big Earth
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217:Hydrology
207:trachytic
99:2°05′28″N
83:Geography
187:Pliocene
176:Namarunu
149:Location
32:Namarunu
428:Bibcode
407:Sources
286:Baragoi
261:Turkana
244:Ecology
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