Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi has called on the government to take the clashes at the Kericho-Kisumu border in Sondu as a priority and take action to apprehend those responsible.
Wandayi says that the killings have been happening since 2022 and this is just another episode being witnessed.
“We want the regime that is in power, led by honourable William Ruto to take this issue as a priority and to move with speed and stop the killings which are going on. As we speak attacks are going on. We call upon the regime in power to move with speed and arrest the situation before it gets out of hand,” Wandayi said in a press address at parliament buildings on Wednesday.
Wandayi has warned of the ripple effects of such clashes saying that if left unchecked, they could snowball into a civil strike that will eventually become unmanageable. He has called on the government to protect its citizens.
“Any government in power …has a cardinal responsibility to first and foremost protect the lives of its citizens …Regardless whether they support it or not. These Sondu killings must stop now ….,” he said.
These calls by leaders from the Nyanza region come after three people died in a night attack on Tuesday, September 3.
President Ruto is scheduled to visit the four counties in Nyanza from Friday, October 6, where he will launch projects on road development, blue economy, and information and communication technology sectors.
This visit has been met with mixed reactions as some like KANU political affairs Secretary Fred Okang’o believe it would be a noble move for President William Ruto to postpone his upcoming Nyanza tour and visit insecure Sondu town.
On the other hand, Meru Senator Kathuri Murungi thinks that the President’s visit will go a long way to show solidarity with the region.
“Actually, this is the time he (Ruto) should go to Kisumu so that he can assure the people in that region that nobody is targeting the Luo community,” he said.
