You’ve failed us on security, Pokot professionals tell the state
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki when he toured Ltungai area in Samburu West on November 18, 2022. Pokot professionals have accused the government of bias in deploying security officers and arming the National Police Reservists (NPR), claiming Elgeyo-Marakwet has received more as compared to West Pokot.
Photo credit: Geoffrey Ondieki | Nation Media Group
The government is on the spot over repeated killings in the Kerio Valley region, with unsuccessful efforts by the government to tame runaway insecurity pushing professionals from the Pokot community to protest and seek legal redress.
Fresh attacks have left more than 10 people dead, hundreds of livestock stolen and many families displaced since the year began.
