Anderson Ojwang
11 April 2008
Nairobi — The Government has allayed fears of violence following the stalemate on the naming of the grand coalition Cabinet.
Uasin Gishu DC, Mr Bernard Nguluma, asked residents to carry on with their business.
"I have received several calls asking me about the security. We are living in peace and are unlikely to witness any incidents," he said.
Similarly, Eldoret Catholic Bishop Cornelius Korir urged President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga to agree on the Cabinet.
"We want to engage in local peace building so that affected persons can be resettled and start farming. We appeal to the two principals to give peace a chance," he said.
The leaders were speaking after distributing seeds and fertiliser to the residents of Yamumbi, Kabiemit and Kapserton.
For the first time, the exercise brought members of the Kalenjin and Kikuyu community together. The two groups resolved to live in peace.
Elders resolved to remain committed to peace initiatives and restore normalcy while leaders urged residents to avoid inter tribal animosity.
The DC said additional security personnel had been deployed to ensure peace prevails.
He announced that the Government had distributed 18.5 tonnes of seeds to affected people for planting this season.
"We support the peace building initiative by the Catholic Church and the Government will do everything to ensure that peace is restored,' he said.
Korir assured the Government that the Church was committed to peace building in the North Rift and urged the residents to live in harmony.
The impasse over the size of the Cabinet and portfolio balance between ODM and PNU has once again taken the country to the precipice, with chaos erupting in several parts of the country.
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