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'Provincial Act' to be used to settle Meru, Tharaka Nithi border row

From left; Eastern Regional Co-ordinator Paul Rotich, Interior PS Raymond Omollo and Embu Governor Cecily Mabrire at Moi Stadium, Embu, on February 21, 2023. [Murithi Mugo, Standard]

The government will use the Districts and Provinces Act of 1992 to identify the Meru-Tharaka Nithi border, Eastern Regional Commissioner Paul Rotich has revealed.

Rotich, who spoke at Gatithini, called for peace among the border residents who have in the recent past engaged in bloody clashes in the fight over disputed lands.

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