With no prospects for the unemployed youth and no job alternatives, tribal clashes and violence have become the order of the day and have been exacerbated by the post-election turmoil.

In October 2008, a new annual sporting initiative that aims to use the fundamental values of sport and play in fostering goodwill amongst communities, build relations, bridge divisions and contribute to improving the living conditions of youth across the tribal divide, by harnessing the natural competitive spirit of youth and the recognized high potential of the Kenyan highlands athletes, was initiated at the Laikipia Nature Conservancy in Western Laikipia.