Angwenyi Gichana
12 May 2008
Nairobi — An assistant minister has accused some MPs from Rift Valley of frustrating the resettlement of people uprooted from the province.
"The MPs should tone down and create a conducive environment for the resettlement programme. The historical injustices will be addressed later," Foreign Affairs assistant minister Richard Onyonka told mourners during the burial of Mr John Ogwora at Jogoo primary school.
The Kitutu Chache MP said historical injustices would be addressed by the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission.
A Bill to set up the commission has been drafted and is expected to be tabled in Parliament soon. The assistant minister asked Rift Valley residents to co-exist with other Kenyans or risk being isolated.
With relatives
The Gusii region received more than 60,000 displaced people, according to the Red Cross.
Most of them are staying with relatives while others are camping at Ekerenyo, Keroka and Riatengeya camps.
Meanwhile, thousands of internal refugees in Gusii are reluctant to return home, expressing fears over their security.
They are apprehensive despite Government assurances that their homes were now safe.
At least 5,000 internal refugees are living in camps in Ekerenyo, Riatengeya and Keroka while more than 50,000 are staying with relatives in the eight Gusii districts.
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