Don't politicise security matters, Narok residents told
Nyumba kumi elders condemned the recent trend of incitement messages
1mon agoLOREEN WAMALWARift-valley
Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Abdi Hassan said four people were killed, tens injured and several acres of maize plantation destroyed in recent clashes.
He linked the clashes to competition for farming land and grazing area, as the two communities are both livestock and crop farmers.
"Police will keep patrol 24 hours a day to ensure peace prevails in this region. We will also be holding meetings with our colleagues from the Nyanza region so that we can resolve this issue permanently," Hassan said.
He warned those who carry dangerous weapons like spears, arrows and bows that they would not be spared in the ongoing operations.
“Please be reminded carrying weapons is against the law. We have enough security personnel in this area to protect all residents,” he said.
Hassan told public servants who fuel chaos by inciting one community against the other they were monitoring them closely.
The RC was accompanied by the Rift Valley security team and county security team led by County Commissioner Kipkech Lotiatia.
The residents who spoke called for peaceful meetings to be held in the area to unite the two communities that have been battling each other for a long time.
Angata Barikoi MCA Gabriel Mibei asked the RC to hold a meeting with his Nyanza counterpart to resolve the issue that is now a thorn in the flesh.
“We are ready to resolve all the underlying issues that have been causing us to fight. We ask the RC to act as our mediator between the two communities,” he said.
The meeting comes a few months after Narok Governor Patrick Ntutu and Commissioner Lotiatia held a peace meeting in an attempt to restore peace in the volatile land.
The state established a General Service Unit (GSU) camp in the area to curb the on-and-off clashes.
