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Fresh wave of fighting at Borabu-Bomet border

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Published on Friday, 01 February 2008 06:25
Several people were shot with arrows in a new wave of violence on the border of Borabu and Bomet districts. Houses were burnt and cattle stolen even as local leaders met to call for peace. The raiders who had come in their hundreds, also helped themselves to all household items in Nation journalist Angwenyi Gichana’s Kokwon village home in Sotik District.

Police were deployed to the border, but the fighting was still going on Thursday.

Mr Patrick Osero, who contested the North Mugirango-Borabu parliamentary seat and lost, asked the Government to deploy the GSU personnel to the area.

Sotik district commissioner Humphrey Nakitare said by telephone: “We are still making frantic efforts to find the cows. My officers are also on the ground to maintain peace.”

His Borabu counterpart Asha Kiiva said: “I will give you details later, because I’m on the ground.”

In Kericho, more than 40 religious leaders from the Kipsigis community appealed to youths in the region to stop the violence sending away investors and members of other communities.

They said the post-election violence was a threat to the socio-economic stability in the area.

“Most of those going away are members of our flock, and their absence will badly affect our churches as some of them might be empty,” their spokesman, assistant bishop of Africa Gospel Churches, the Rev Paul Leleito, said.

They were speaking on behalf of others from Kericho, Buret, Kipkelion, Sotik and Bomet districts. They condemned the killing of Catholic priest Michael Kamau of Kaspabet and Pastor John Chirchir of AGC in Kipkelion last week.

The religious leaders asked area MPs to come out and educate people on peace.

They also appealed for immediate stop to fighting in Trans Mara.

Bishop Kipruto said Kenyans required forgiveness and reconciliation to continue living as before.