Local news - 24th august 2011 - By Edaan Daniel - Nakwamunyen village is locked out of the development

Justice and peace and child protection offices early today visited Nakwamunyen area in response to a Court Users forum directions that the community may not be accessed to Justice and other essential basic needs as implied by a case the institution had handled earlier on in Lodwar Law court. The fact finding team was accompanied by Margaret Lomosingo chief Township, chief Robert Ikoel of Nakwamunyen who was the host, child protection officer Diocese of Lodwar,Mrs. Eunice Majuma, Radio Akicha reporter and other opinion leaders that were found on the ground.
The team found that the population of the area is 950 people while the whole sub location has total population of 10,000 courtesy of the last census results of 2009. The community of Nakwamunyen practice nomadic pastoral ism, and their other sources of livelihood is charcoal burning, sale of firewood and most of them depend on relief Aid.
The area has one classroom for early Childhood Education (ECD) that has only 200 children with one volunteer teacher who is untrained. Health facilities are not there, this forces them to seek Medical Services from Lodwar a distance of 25kms. The area is insecure with many cases of crimes frequently reported ranging from house breaking, highway Robbery to livestock theft. Human rights and child rights are affected by cultural practice that the people of Nakwamunyen are still rooted in.
The Children Protection office DOL, Justice and peace, medical department, and Radio Akicha have therefore recommended that the Provincial Administration , N.G.Os, faith based organizations, Civic leaders and village elders should take the community through a capacity building Training to open up their minds to improve their living conditions.
The area Chief Mr. Robert Ikoel has also said that he faces many challenges ranging from mobility due the vastness of the area under is jurisdiction that is 7 villages and last one being Lokatul which is over 40 kilometers a way from Nakwamunyen village where he resides. He has asked for team work and unity with many stakeholders to cooperate to improve community policing in the area. He continues to ask the government to send K.P.R officers to improve security in the area and also open it for other developments services such as, Medical Services, Water and Education facilities.