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Cattle crossing a road. Tanzania has auctioned 1,125 cattle belonging to Kenyan herders. The cows were seized when they were found grazing in Tanzania. PHOTO | NMG  In Summary Tanzania seized and sold 1,300 Kenyan cattle which had been driven across the border during a routine seasonal search for pasture, angering Kenya's government. A series of diplomatic and trade squabbles have soured relations between the Kenya and Tanzania in recent months. Tanzania's ambassador to Kenya has been summoned to explain why Kenyan cows had been forcibly auctioned after crossing into Tanzania, officials said, the latest development in a spat between the two neighbours. In October, Tanzania seized and auctioned 1,300 Kenyan cattle which had been driven across the border during a routine seasonal search for pasture, angering Kenya's government. Then, earlier this month, the dispute diversified into poultry when Tanzania confiscated 6,500 chicks and burned t...