Narok: Scores Nurse Arrow Wounds As Kuria-Trans Mara Border Dispute Turns Violent

 

Residents living along the Angata Barrikoi-Gwetembe border are living in fear as tensions continue to rise. KUPA's Gabriel Magaya during a press briefing on the security situation.  Some have been forced to flee their homes as victims of the latest border clashes were rushed to various hospitals in Migori and Trans Mara, some with arrows still lodged in their bodies. Joseph Ntagira, a resident, is fighting for his life at the Migori Teaching and Referral Hospital after he was shot in the back with an arrow.  Writhing from the pain of the arrow still lodged in his back, Ntagira said they were ambushed by a group of more than fifty who drove away with their cattle after inflicting pain on them. John Mwita, another resident, said they were living in so much fear, adding that they were afraid of getting to their farms for harvesting. Daniel Soi further opined if the national government was struggling to restore order under the current borders then they should be administered under colonial borders. "If the government finds the boundary between Migori County and Narok County unfeasible, then we should be given our 1920 border," he said How do Kuria-Trans Mara residents want issues resolved The residents have appealed to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki to visit the area and help bring a lasting solution to the troubled area. Kuria Professionals Association said it was clear that neither of the communities was willing to move out of the area. The group challenged the government to exert its authority and completely solve the constant acts of violence. "Since the two communities have no plans of migrating or relocating to other areas living the troubled land in favour of either of them, there is a need for the government to quickly move in to curb this menace and curb the perennial war once and for all," said Gabriel Magaya, the group's leader at a press briefing. 

by  Didacus Malowa