One conflict birthed another; in the decades following the Shifta war, cattle-rustling became a perennial feature on the landscape further exacerbated by inter-ethnic tensions, drought and widespread neglect of the entire region.
Mgogoro mmoja ulizaa mwingine, katika miaka tele iliyofuata baada ya vita vya Shifta, wizi wa mifugo ulikua ndio sifa iliyotawala kwa muda mrefu ambao ukaongeza mivutano kati ya makabila, ukame pamoja na kusambaa kwa kutekelezwa kwa eneo zima.