Turkana leaders today voiced their concern over efforts by their neighbours to annex part of their land. They pointed out some parts of Lomelo, Kapedo and Lorogon in Turkana East and South respectively as hot spots.
The leaders who were giving their views to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) at Anne Nanjala Education Centre, Lodwar, through one of the civic leaders, John Lokaale Aule, said that the situation was worrying as it was now being claimed that instead of 77, 000sq Kilometres, the total area of the County had reduced to 68, 000sq Kilometres.
Armed with documentary evidence which included 1963 maps that showered the right administrative boundaries, they claimed that the present problem came about as a result of an illegality that took place in 1992 when boundaries were moved by the previous administration without consultation.
They requested the commission to convened a forum at which the concerned communities would meet, discuss and iron out the burning issues failure to which will leave them with no other option but seek legal redress.
The leaders also asked to commission to address the problem of duplication of voting stations that appeared in both Baring East and Turkana County to avoid confusion.
The Nairobi team was led by the IEBC vice chair, Commissioner Lillian Mahiri Zaja. Others were the Director of Human Resource and Administration, Sellestine Kiuluku, Risk Manager Nuh Ibrahim, Legal Officer, Salome Oyugi and Regional Elections Co-ordinator, North Rift, Bilha Kiptuge. Constituency Elections Co-ordinators for Turkana North, Turkana South and Turkana Central Constituencies; Paul Chemutul, Beson Esusa and stanley Kipkore also attended the hearing.
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