Tension gripped Lokwamusing village, Turkana East sub- county following recent raids that claimed one life and thousands of livestock stolen on 9.01.2014

 Turkana East Member of Parliament, Nicholas Ng’ikor held a meeting with security agencies to ensure the livestock is recovered following suspected Pokot raiders.Speaking during the public baraza in Lokwamosing village, Ng’ikor said the area has inadequate officers who cannot stop the armed bandits.  Ngikor called for deployment of more security officers to stop future raids. However he said that they cannot blame the security officers because they are very few to handle the mass of bandits. Victims fled their homes after bandits suspected to be from Pokot barricading the locals in the   villages killing one man and made away with hundreds of livestock. Ekal Longalan was killed on the January 1, raid and another person injured who has since been rushed to Lodwar  District Hospital for treatment. The MP of Turkana East said that the government must stop addressing raids as cultural practice but as robbery with violence because that is what it is.Locals are now calling on the government to urgently step up efforts to recover hundreds of livestock stolen last week. They said the raids have led to high poverty in the community saying some families have no alternative source of livelihood.