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No water, no hospital, no network: Bori residents face displacement over neglect

Bori residents hold protests, accusing  national and county governments of long-standing neglect. [Bruno Mutunga, Standard]

Residents of Bori Location in Moyale Sub-County, Marsabit County, have accused successive national and county governments of long-standing neglect, warning that the continued lack of basic social amenities is pushing the community toward displacement.

The residents, who staged protests, say their fundamental rights  have been ignored as Bori remains without clean water, a functional health facility, passable roads, or mobile and internet connectivity. They warn that conditions have deteriorated to a point where families are now contemplating abandoning their ancestral homes in search of basic services elsewhere.

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