Ursuline sisters in a convent in Kanamkemer parish have been reported to have received threats from unknown people using private calls. The death threats are said to have been posed to sisters by unknown callers who in the first allegation claim to be human rights activists working in the lager Turkana region. The said group claim to be fighting for the rights of two workers in Kanamkemer parish and Lorugum convent respectively . Further allegations are that the sisters drive luxurious cars and still under pay their workers.
According to Fr. Joseph Okpala the priest in charge of the parish said that the the threats have been posed for a duration of one month now and the sisters have fled for their lives, this has paralyzed services at St. Patricks dispensary and other mobile clinics that were facilitated by the sisters in the parish due to their withdrawal from the parish. The nuns departure has left the community and the government in dilemma of the dark future now awaiting Nabulon girls primary, Turkwel and Turkana girls secondary that are run and sponsored by the Ursuline sisters congregation.
Raphael Locham who is one of the members of the parish council was shocked by the lump sum amount of ksh 100,000 ransom claimed by this group that has caused tension in the parish and to the Ursuline sisters and the community at large. The has been reported to the police and the security officers together with crime department are going on with the investigation. The community members have been asked to report any information that may lead to the arrest of the suspects.
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