RAILA’s latest statement from London on how UHURU has completely failed Kenyans
Editor's Choice, Forum and discussion 13:45
I wish to draw the attention of the President of the
Republic of Kenya H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta and the Jubilee administration, to the
carnage and lawlessness that has gone on in the Kerio Valley since May 2016,
between the Pokot and the Marakwet and which is getting intense with each
passing day.
Chaos in Kerio Valley is threatening the gains registered in
the region in the past decade. Schools have been closed, children are being
orphaned, the elderly are fleeing their homes and farms lie abandoned. Life has
come to a stand still for the people of Kerio Valley while the National
Government remains silent.
I recognize that on their own, the Pokot and Marakwet communities have done all they can to bring peace to themselves through their elders, community-based organizations, youth and women groups. I appeal to the two communities to keep pushing for peaceful co-existence.
I also appeal to the Pokot and the Marakwet to appreciate
themselves as victims of years of State neglect, massacres and marginalization.
They should therefore stop fighting each other and instead jointly confront the
National Government with demands for their rightful share of development and
compensation as recommended by.....
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