But the spirit and letters of the law demands compliance of all and sundry. Ab initio, the anti-open grazing law is a child of necessity of the 17 Southern Governors who have identified cattle breeding as a private business concern that should not infringe on rights to life and property of land owners. As much as lives of citizens and legitimate landowners are threatened by herders, the basis of lobbying for soft-pedal in the enforcement of anti-grazing law is defeated.
The approach to peaceful resolution of conflicts by the MACBAN faction of cattle herders in the South is in sharp contrast to that of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore and their defenders in the presidency, who appear bent on outdated open grazing and perpetually stoking the embers of discord. Indeed, the path of peace and reconciliation of MACBAN is the way to go.
Section 14 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, clearly placed security of lives and welfare of the people as the primary responsibility of government, which takes precedence over private or sectional interests. Obviously, the lot of the larger responsibility falls on the state governors to enforce the law in unison and all parties should comply in the interest of collective well-being.