Koitalel’s clan decries delays in compensation

Kalenjin leaders led by Governors Stephen Sang (third left) and Jackson Mandago (centre), during celebrations to mark 100 years since Talai community were moved from their ancestral land by the colonialists in Kapsisywo, Nandi, on Friday. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Freedom hero and Nandi Orgoiyot Koitalel arap Samoei’s Talai clan held prayers and thanksgiving to mark 100 years since they were relocated from their native land by British imperialists in 1919.

The Talai clan who were joined by members of the Dedan Kimathi Foundation in the Friday afternoon fete at Chepkober Primary School, Kapsisiywa in Nandi, recounted years of suffering and marginalisation with no compensation for atrocities meted on them.