Elders spearheading peace along the Nyakach-Kericho border have appealed to the national government to facilitate their work.
The elders credited peace efforts in the border to their relentless work that should be recognised.
Dominic Owiti, the Chairman Nyakach Cross Border Peace Committee said the government should now ensure the elders are remunerated for their work.
Mr Owiti said the elders have done exemplary work citing the reduction of cattle rustling that was rampant in the area in the past.
“The government has continued to award heroes and heroines, yet these elders who have brought a sense of peace to this troubled border have gone unnoticed," he said.
"The government has structures up to the grassroots here, we need recognition, we need financial support for our work."
Speaking in Sondu market on Thursday during a joint cross border meeting, the elders promised to continue with the work and ensure the two communities live harmoniously.
Joshua Too, an elder from Kericho reiterated the need for collaborations to deal firmly with cattle rustlers.
Mr Too said cattle rustling menace has been rampant until the peace committees were formed and started operations that the vice drastically reduced.
He said any support from the government will rejuvenate the elders and be able to find lasting solution to the border issues.
“Cattle rustling was the order of the day here, the two communities were living in fear and did not trust one another. We stepped in and reversed the trend, the Sondu market that brings us together is now lively, the two communities are jovial,” he said.