Opiyo Wandayi, the minority leader, has urged the government to prioritize the clashes at the Kericho-Kisumu border in Sondu and take steps to find those guilty.
According to Wandayi, the killings have occurred since 2022, and this is merely the latest incident.
"We want the regime that is in power, led by honourable William Ruto to take this issue as a priority and to move with speed and stop the killings which are going on. As we speak attacks are going on. We call upon the regime in power to move with speed and arrest the situation before it gets out of hand," Wandayi said in a press address at parliament buildings on Wednesday.
According to Wandayi, such incidents might snowball into a civil strike that eventually becomes uncontrollable if they are not contained. He has urged the government to defend its people.
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"Any government in power ...has a cardinal responsibility to first and foremost protect the lives of its citizens …Regardless whether they support it or not. These Sondu killings must stop now ....," he said.
Leaders from the Nyanza area made these requests after an attack on Tuesday, September 3, that left three people dead.
Beginning on Friday, October 6, President Ruto will go to the four counties of Nyanza, where he will introduce initiatives in information and communication technology, blue economy, and road construction.
There have been conflicting reactions to this travel. Some, like Fred Okang'o, the political affairs secretary for the KANU, think it would be honorable for President William Ruto to cancel his scheduled trip to the Nyanza region to visit the unstable Sondu town.
On the other hand, Senator Kathuri Murungi of Meru believes that the President's visit will do much to demonstrate support for the area.
"Actually, this is the time he (Ruto) should go to Kisumu so that he can assure the people in that region that nobody is targeting the Luo community," he said.
