Mandera quarry attack survivors sow new seeds of hope
Stone miners at the Bur Abor quarry in Neboi Location, Mandera County. About 40 Mandera terror victims from Nyeri county have relocated back home and changed careers from quarry work to farming. PHOTO | MANASE OTSIALO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Most of the terror attack survivors sustained bullet wounds and are unable to do hard labour like they did before. Farming, they say, requires less physical effort.
Recently, they approached local youth chairman Richard Waithaka for ideas on the economic activities they could engage in.
During the visit, all the survivors were gainfully employed, none straining harder than their frail body would allow.
As a team, they steadfastly harvested the seeds in a one acre piece of land given out by Mr Waithaka.
About 40 Mandera terror victims from Nyeri county have relocated back home and changed careers from quarry work to farming.
Most of them sustained bullet wounds and are unable to do hard labour like they did before. Farming, they say, requires less physical effort.
