Community elders from Kisumu and Kericho counties have called for a ceasefire after witnessing violent clashes along the border.
Area legislators rushed to convene a security meeting in Sondu Police Station, to address the fresh hostilities that saw the death of one person and others sustaining injuries.
Area MP Hon Aduma Owuor and MCA South East Nyakach were in attendance. Hon Lumumba Owade, West Nyakach MCA Hon James Omollo, and Seme’s Seth Okumu.
The conflict occurred after demonstrators from the Kisumu side of the ‘Tumechoka’ Maandamano jumped the border and invaded the Kericho County area, where they began vandalizing and stealing stores.
They were repelled by police officers who had been dispatched to the trading area but were overrun, forcing the youngsters on the other side to arm themselves with bows and arrows and begin repelling their neighbours.
The conflict in Kenya between the Luo and Kalenjin in the Kisumu and Kericho regions, is a complicated issue rooted in historical injustices, ethnic conflicts, and land disputes.
Efforts to reconcile this problem have been made, but the fundamental concerns have not been entirely resolved.
