Elgeyo-Marakwet senator Kipchumba Murkomen has launched National Youth Service program in the troubled Marakwet-Baringo border to allow rapid expansion of roads in the region.
The program will focus on constructing roads that would allow law enforcers to access the borders and confront cattle rustlers and bandits.
Speaking in Marakwet East on Saturday, Murkomen also assured residents of Kerio Valley of tight security following inter-tribe skirmishes that locked the region recently.
“We have officially launched the NYS program that will be used to construct security roads which will allow law enforcers to access borders and confront bandits and cattle rustlers. The program will also enable youths to earn a living and invest in their future,” he said.
“Our efforts to restore peace in Kerio are slowly bearing fruits. The government has bolstered security by increasing police and recruitment of more KPR in all affected areas. We want peace to prevail,” he added.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga had visited the troubled border earlier this month and urged locals to embrace peace.