Resolve conflict in Kisumu-Nandi county border

There have been disturbing reports on escalation of clashes between communities living along the Kisumu and Nandi county border in Songhor West Location. By the end of last week, three people had been killed and hundreds more injured amid reports that raiders who torched houses faced little resistance because law enforcement agencies were caught flat-footed.

The late deployment of 400 police officers to the region should help quell the fighting. The government should now move with speed to resettle the 500 displaced families and ensure vulnerable groups are not left out during this season of extreme cold weather.