Grade 6 student misses KPSEA exam after being shot during Narok-Kuria clashes

A family in Migori province demands justice after their young relatives were shot dead during tribal clashes on the border of Migori and Narok provinces
The 12-year-old’s father was invited to a police station in the Giitembe region hours after the tragedy to collect his son’s body
Locals accuse the security agents of siding with the Maasai community against the Kurias who make up the population of Migori province

Migori Province – A 12-year-old Grade 6 student who sat for this year’s KPSEA examination was shot dead in Giitembe, Kuria East, Migori district.

Deputy Governor of Migori addresses mourners. — Migori Deputy Governor Joseph Kimunta addresses mourners after a Grade 6 student was killed. Photo: Sarah Zadock.
Source: UGC

The killing came at the height of the Narok-Kuria border clashes that have been going on for decades and have claimed 12 lives in the past three months.

“It is so heartbreaking to see my innocent son murdered in such a manner; it pains me as a father. My son’s only crime was that he was a Kuria,” said Wambura Marwa, the father of the deceased boy.

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As he fought back tears, Wambura said TUKO.co.ke that he learned of his son’s death six hours after the incident.

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“The police called us to the station and said they were called by the attackers to come and collect my son’s body, but they made no arrest. We wonder why… I was given six hours after the death of my son information that I did not believe. What I saw was that his body was there in pieces,” Marwa said.

Marwa said his son left for the border for herding at 11 a.m. on Sunday, where he died untimely.

The family seeks justice amid high tensions between the two ethnic communities.

Meanwhile, locals accuse police officers recently stationed at the border of supporting the neighboring Maasai community and always remaining in the background while the neighboring community invades their community.

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“It is not the first time we have been killed. These attackers always invade our farms, take our products, go to our homes, steal our animals and kill our people,” said Magabe Johannes Chacha, a local resident.

They also accused the local government of not taking action and always ignoring their pleas.

Kuria East MP Kitayama Maisori expressed his dissatisfaction with the police officers saying they were sleeping in their rooms. jobs.

“The incident is painful and we want a lasting solution to this border dispute,” he said.

He called on locals to remain calm and not go on a revenge mission, saying that despite the pain and anger, they should let the law take its course.

“We have met with both regional security officials and once Parliament passes the CV, we will be on the ground with the National Security Commission to ensure that a lasting solution is provided to our people,” he affirmed.