LOCAL NEWS - 29.04.2011 - By Zacheaus Otaba - Take charge and save people living near the seasonal river banks government told.

The councilor of Kawalase Ward Mr. Gabriel ibulon has urged the Government to take charge of people living along the river banks. Residents living near river banks have been affected by the seasonal over flooding rivers. The rain that fall on the upper hills of river Kawalase on Wednesday night led to the over flooding of the river, which almost swept the houses of people living near the river banks. Speaking today, the area chief for Lodwar town Mr. Christopher Lochichi has pledged with the residents to accept the call and move to the area that have allocated. He admitted that the land that has been allocated to them on the side of the river, has no water and they also complain of the insecurity, which he promised that the government will cater for. At the same time, councilor Gabriel Ibulon for Kawalase ward has called for the government to step in and help in moving the residents to safe area abroad the river. He noted that it would not be better if the last year's incident happens again this year. Ibulon added that the forces that was used to give back up last year is no longer there. However, the said that the incident has been persistent, people have to take caution before the government takes an action of evacuating them. They called for the relevant stake holders in the water department, to ensure that they install water tanks to cub the scarcity of water in the new land.