Residents of the Bori area in Moyale Sub-County, Marsabit, held peaceful protests to decry extreme government neglect that has left them without essential basic services.
The residents highlighted several critical grievances that they claim are pushing the community toward displacement:
Residents lack access to clean and reliable water, a problem they say has been ignored by successive government regimes.
There is a total absence of functioning medical facilities or basic health services in the area, forcing locals to travel long distances for care or go without treatment entirely.
The community is plagued by a lack of proper roads and poor telecommunications network coverage, further isolating the region from the rest of the country.
During the protests, the community specifically called on President William Ruto to intervene, stating that the lack of basic development is making the area increasingly uninhabitable.
The situation in Bori mirrors a wider trend in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), where a lack of investment in infrastructure and basic services often turns chronic challenges like drought into humanitarian disasters.
By Anthony Solly
