An estimated 224 civilians, 97 police officers have been killed whereas 180,300 people have been displaced in the past three years in the North Rift, a rights body has said.
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights vice chairperson George Morara who addressed journalists in a Nakuru hotel on Monday said they will conduct a public inquiry on security and human rights in the North Rift from May 9 to June 11, 2016.
According to Morara, 846 households have been set ablaze in addition to 3,682 livestock being stolen during the three-year period in the North Rift; factors which he stated have led the commission to undertake a public inquiry on security and human rights in the North Rift in order to bring lasting solutions in the region.
Morara said the findings will draw national attention to the human rights situation of the victims and of the conflict, adding that they will also highlight the link between the North Rift conflict and the threat to terror in other parts of the country and the role it plays in deepening insecurity countrywide.
The public inquiries according to him will enable the commission come up with recommendations that will help in the promotion of durable solutions to the question of insecurity in Kenya and especially in the North Rift region.
Among the areas they will have the inquiry in the North Rift region include Marigat, Baringo County Baringo North, East Pokot County and Turkana County.