Residents of Nyamira-Sotik troubled border turned up in large numbers on Monday to attend a monthly peace meeting to assess the situation along the border as agreed by village elders.
The decision to hold monthly meetings was arrived at by local leaders and village elders in May, as a way of boosting integration between the Kisii and Kipsigis communities.
They vowed to stay together in peace, and promised to expose people who have been making the region inhabitable due to persistent cattle rustling.
“We have come here in numbers to show that the two communities are brothers and sisters. No one can take this integration for granted. The issue of cattle rustling should come to an end and I thank my constituents for making it a reality since no incident has been reported in the last month,” said Albert Sure.
Chepilat MCA Hon. Alfayo Mwongeresa lauded members of the two communities for embracing peace in the region, and urged youths to join youth groups in a bid to seek help from County Governments and other well-wishers.
“This is a good thing that there is no more rustling. We have to be alert and time has come for the youths to take up massive opportunities in our counties or even national government by forming groups that can be funded by well-wishers or leadership of the two levels of governments,” he said.