Security
Security has been beefed up in Likia area on the border of Nakuru and Narok counties following days of conflict between two warring communities.
Narok County Commissioner Kipkech Lotiatia asked residents to keep off Likia forest where criminals are suspected to be hiding and report suspicious people among them who are fueling the conflict. Lotiatia directed the village elders and chiefs to hold peace barazas and sensitize the people on the need to uphold a brotherhood spirit.
He spoke at Tipis trading center in the company of Narok governor Patrick Ntutu and County Police Commander Riko Ngare, when they toured the area to commission a new livestock sale yard that was constructed by the county government.
“We should respect our neighbours and never take the law in your hands. There are enough police officers deployed in the area to restore peace,” the County Commissioner added. At the same time, the administrator called on the residents to plant trees and protect forest land from destruction to curb effects of climate change.
Governor Ntutu said he had spoken to his counterpart, Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika and the security team to hold a joint mega meeting in the area to resolve the issue at hand. “We want to come and sit down with the people so that they can explain to us where the problem is. The perennial clashes in the Likia area should stop,” he said.
Ntutu called on the Narok residents to maintain peace and report those involved in criminal activities to the police. Three weeks ago, the Nakuru security team banned human activities at Likia forest after three people were seriously injured in fresh clashes. Nakuru County Commissioner Loyford Kibaara who announced the ban attributed the clashes to conflict over forest resources.