Families of three peace ambassadors, who lost their lives in the Chesongoch tragedy are now calling for justice.
The Elgeyo Marakwet families said they want to see the people who meted the attacks on their loved ones face the full force of the law.
The peace ambassadors met their death during an episode of peace in Kerio Valley when they were shot dead by the notorious banditry in the region.
Kerio Valley attacks sparks fresh tension
The regrettable incident sparked tension in the region which had been calm for some time after the bandits went underground.
The deceased families who are in profound pain visited the morgue in Iten where the bodies of their loved ones had been brought.
A section of leaders led by Marakwet Governor, Wesley Rotich, and Timothy Kipchumba, Marakwet West MP, also could not hold back their condemning sentiments when they visited Iten County Referral Hospital mogue.
What Marakwet leaders want government to do
The leaders urged the Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kithure Kindiki to quickly enhance the security situation of the region.
“I am so pained by the killings of these men, we are not going to leave here, we want the CS for the Interior to enhance security.” Governor Rotich stated.
“This is an act of terrorism, killing of innocent men who were on a peace mission is a claw-back to the peace we saw recently,” MP Kipchumba noted.
Governor Rotich asked his people not to engage in any form of retaliation.
The peace ambassadors advocated for a long-lasting peace in Kerio Valley before their mission was cut short.
There was a goat recovery ceremony which was supposed to happen led by a team of peace ambassadors from Marakwet East and Tiaty which was scheduled on the banks of River Kerio which is also a border of those two sub-counties
Marakwet East sub-county commander, John Muchiri, said that the police had already launched a trail to get the suspects behind the Friday killings.
Even after the government vowed to confiscate illegal firearms, the Kerio Valley attacks have seen more than 300 people lose their lives.
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