The National Parents Association (NPA) has asked the government to halt any plans to launch a security operation in the Kerio Valley. Following a wave of attacks in the region, the government has been planning to roll out an operation
MoreCounties that share the insecurity-prone Kerio Valley region have been challenged to invest in employing more specialized health workers. This, according to the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentist Union (KMPDU), will enable them to be able to handle emergencies
MoreCatholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) coordinator in the North Rift region Samuel Kosgei has urged the government to make sure they do away with illegal firearms among communities living in the volatile Kerio Valley. Kosgey laments that peace in
MoreCounty Government of Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos has regretted the deteriorating security situation in Kerio Valley and asked the government to deal decisively with the menace. Tolgos said his legacy was to exit the office, upon the expiry of
MoreElgeyo Marakwet Deputy Governor Wisley Rotich is now calling on President Uhuru Kenyatta to act and help restore peace in Kerio Valley. Rotich notes that previous calls for action to be taken seem to have fallen on deaf ears, even
MoreA section of political and community leaders in Elgeyo Marakwet County have appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to classify ongoing bandit attacks in Kerio Valley as terrorism. Led by Elgeyo Marakwet Deputy Governor Wisely Rotich and elders from the county,
MoreElgeyo Marakwet Deputy Governor Wisely Rotich has written an open letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta seeking his intervention over what he termed as ongoing genocide in Kerio Valley. Rotich, in the letter dated January 4, 2022, notes that there is
MoreEldoret Catholic Diocese Bishop Dominic Kimengich is asking Kenyans to pray for peace to prevail in the country, especially ahead of the 2022 general election. Bishop Kimengich also called on Christians to pray for political leaders so that they also
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