Steve Mkawale, Osinde Obare And Job Weru
9 May 2008
Nairobi — Displaced people in Nakuru have asked the Government to suspend plans to move them from the camp.
They insisted that the Government must compensate them before they leave for their homes.
Most of those at the showground camp came from Kericho, Eldoret, Burnt Forest, Eldama Ravine, and Kipkelion areas.
Those at the stadium fled from the town's estates. Last Wednesday, the Government began a vetting process for the displaced people to plan on how to repatriate them.
Nakuru DC, Mr Christopher Musumbu, said vetting at Afraha Stadium was successful.
Meanwhile, more than 1,500 people displaced from Karaha farm in Saboti constituency now want a police station in the area before they return.
They protested that the seven officers deployed to patrol the area would not provide sufficient protection for them. "How can seven officers be expected to patrol an area covering 2,500 acres?" they asked.
Many feared for their lives and vowed not to leave, despite a notice from the Rift Valley PC that camps in Trans Nzoia would be closed on Saturday. Seven police posts have been set up in Trans Nzoia East and equipped with enough security machinery and manpower.
And more than 8,200 displaced people in Laikipia East District have expressed concern over the Government's management of their resettlement.
The displaced gathered at the Kenya Red Cross Society offices in Nanyuki town on Thursday, accused the Government of neglect.
They said they were not assured of a properly facilitated resettlement in their homes.
The displaced, led by Mrs Penina Wanjiku Mwangi, claimed the local DC, Mr Daniel Nduti, told them he was not aware that the displaced in the district, let alone assure them of resettlement.
"Government has neglected us. We have been living at the mercy of our relatives," said Mwangi, who was evicted from Total area in Molo.
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