You mean Yebei. Possibly. But where is the evidence. He probably gave out some money and told someone handle the situation.
Now I am talking about taboo - in political perception -you will never hear Kalenjin talk about PEV or madoadoa or sijui what. Someone like Raila can talk reckless - because he is blabbering.
Anyway we are talking pokot raiders...the solution is to listen to Pokot leaders. Prof Lonyangpuo has a lot of wisdom that gov should tap in.
Pokot are like the Taliban. You cannot beat them because it's the entire system that has been weaponized.
But they definitely listen to elders and leaders. Knowing their culture is similar to our culture...rarely will cattle raids happen without leaders especially Laibon sanctions and thorough planning.
So like Afgan - you need to talk nicely to the old wazee of Pokot and find out what they need.
As of now - Matiangi is wasting time shooting cows as they retreat - but arrest or even kill a bandit will be so hard - because they are well trained, very disciplined and ultimate survivors. Those warriors can survive for weeks on honey and wild berries. They are probably laying - watching events unfold - and spying on the soldiers.
If gov was serious - they would deploy intelligence on pokot - especially Laibons. Those I am 100 percent sure are the ultimate planners. I know intelligence will be hard because like kalenjin - everyone will pretend they didnt see anything or hear anything - even the cows just passed there in that minute. There is just the code of silence. So maybe torture like Mt Elgon will make them sing...but any police raid...they simply leave their homes and head for the caves...hide in forests. Growing in 1980s - even Kipsigs in Narok when GSU raided...everyone simply left their homes..and headed for forest..for maybe a week.