Two years later, locals sleep easy as guns go silent

West Pokot Governor John Lonyangapuo and his Turkana counterpart Josphat Nanok witnessing the handing over of stolen goats to the owner at Takaiywa area West Pokot county

For close to two years, guns have been silent on the West Pokot-Turkana border following voluntary disarmament and peace efforts by elders and local leaders.

Jennifer Akor, a resident of Takaiywa village on the West Pokot-Turkana border, says the area used to be a battlefield whenever bandits struck. She says bandits would make away with hundreds of livestock, which were never recovered.