Leaders call for strengthening of peace pact Kenya and Uganda

Kenyan leaders last week converged in West-Pokot to celebrate one year since a peace deal signed between Kenya and Uganda.

According to locals, the peace initiative signed last year in Moroto has brought joy and reprieve among many families living along the border of the two East African neighbours putting an end to the perennial animosity as they share the gains achieved from signing the MOU.

Leaders drawn from the Kenyan side converged at the Nasal area in Kacheliba constituency West Pokot County to celebrate the gains of peaceful co-existence 12 months down the line.

Residents say they have started reaping the fruits of relative calm, with the commissioning of the Nasal water project one of the peace pact project to provide water to over 3000 families leaving along the border.

Speaking during the launch of the project Kacheliba MP Mark Lomunokol says its with great joy that the residents who have witnessed battles can now settle down and taste clean drinking water courtesy of the peace agreement that has seen new developments in the region opening up the region for trade and investment.

Accompanied by UNDP representative Asfaw Kumssa, he noted that the cross border pact was a necessity that has brought peace and co-existence between the communities that must be supported to improve livelihoods among the pastoralist communities.

West Pokot Governor John Lonyangapuo lauded the peace effort that has now brought calm in the region settling the community conflicts as they embrace peaceful co-existence through trade.