Five herders out of the 12 people killed by suspected Borana and Samburu bandits in Igembe North and Tigana East were yesterday laid to rest as leaders condemned the killings and accused the government of using delaying tactics to end cattle rustling.
Speaking during a requiem mass at Mutuati Catholic church, Meru County senator Kiraitu Murungi, Deputy governor Raphael Muriungi,MPs Mithika Linturi(Igembe South)Joseph M’Eruaki (Igembe North),Kiringo Kubai (Igembe Central) Rahim Dawood (Imenti North),Mpuru Aburi (Tigania East),David Karithi (Tigania West) and Meru County Women’s Representative Florence Kajuju called on the government to urgently intervene to end the ongoing animosity between Meru and Isiolo counties.
Claiming the government is sleeping on the job, the leaders and elders called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene and have security measures intensified in the volatile area. Kiraitu said the perennial border conflicts between the neighbouring counties need to be resolved urgently.
“We cannot keep quiet and watch our people being killed and ruined by insecurity we will push the government to end this impunity because our Isiolo neighbours are trying to push Meru from their indigenous land,” said Kiraitu.
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