LEFT WITH NOTHING
Mr Otuma ole Maren said when fighting began in his Ololoipangi village, he lost all his household goods – property worth Sh300,000. “We were left with nothing and have moved from what we called home to the houses of relatives and well-wishers,” said Mr Maren. Mr Makiroi ole Salankat asked the government and Kenya Red Cross Society to intervene. “Everything was burned down; we have nothing left. Even livestock were driven away and crops in our granaries destroyed or stolen,” said the father of nine. At Kapsimba village, Mr Joel Kirui said his family of seven had been sleeping outside and that the cold had left some of the them ill. Mr Kirui added that he lost more than Sh400,000 in the clashes.
NO TREATMENT
Mr Joseph Tuwei, another resident of Kapisimba village, said all his household goods and documents, including a land title deed, were destroyed when his two houses were burnt down. “I lost five heads of cattle and two donkeys to the attackers” said Mr Tuwei. Mr Livingstone Korir said he could not access the health centre in Ololunga, which is 40 kilometres away. It is the only one in the area.
“We fear we may be attacked on the way therefore we are still suffering,” said Mr Korir. Mrs Alice Mutai, a resident of Ololoipangi, said her children were living with relatives in neighbouring villages which were not affected by the clashes. “School uniforms were burnt down alongside books yet some of them are preparing for KCPE,” he said.
