The government has deployed an elite squad to restore normalcy in Sondu town, which lies between the Kisumu- Kericho border and faces inter-communal clashes.
The conflict claimed five lives in October with the elite squad conducting 24-hour patrol within the affected areas.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki in a written response to the Senate, explained the measures to contain the situation and restore normalcy.
“The measures put in place are effective because normalcy has been restored in the area. The schools that were closed have been reopened, businesses resumed and Sondu market is currently operational,” he said.
He revealed that six suspects have been arrested and prosecuted in court.
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Further, Kindiki assured senators that security operations are being supervised jointly by the Rift Valley and Nyanza regional security teams, who have been given firm instructions to ensure immediate resumption of normalcy in the area.
The head of the Interior claimed that increased intelligence sharing between security services has prevented intercommunal conflicts from happening again.
Police have been charged by the locals with negligence and failing to act upon information supplied.
President William Ruto became aware of the Sondu conflicts, which prompted the police to take action to guarantee the restoration of normalcy in the unstable area.
Sondu Town has been contentious for years, with the original boundary posed to have been behind Sondu Police station, which was in Kisumu County.
There are claims that the clash began after one person was killed when they were allegedly caught trying to steal cattle from the Kisumu side.
However, two people managed to escape.
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