President Kenyatta alongside local leaders, hands over Sh358 million for Kisii IDPs, June 6, 2017. [Photo: PSCU]President Uhuru Kenyatta has handed over Sh358 million for compensating integrated Internally Displaced Persons in Kisii, who were affected by the 2007/2008 post-election violence. The will also handover another Sh472 million to another group of Integrated IDPs in Nyamira, Wednesday, 7, June 2017. The IDPs benefitting from the funds are the last batches of the people who were displaced due to the post-election chaos. Kenyatta handed over the Sh358 cheque at Masimba in Kisii, Tuesday, where he urged Kenyans to never engage in acts that would displace people. "With the money we have handed over, we have finally taken care of the last groups of IDPs in Kisii," said Kenyatta. He cautioned the public not to be incited by selfish politicians who want to set them against each other. "We do not want politics that would create IDPs again. That should be a thing of the history," said the president. He was accompanied by Jubilee politicians from Kisii led by the gubernatorial candidate Chris Obure and Senate aspirant Charles Nyachae.

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