More than 2,000 people displaced by reemergence of cattle rustling along Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot county border have called for humanitarian help. The residents said spending cold nights in bushes seven kilometres away from their homes has made their children to be hit by pneumonia. Residents Elizabeth Joseph urged well wishers to supply them with drugs since there is no operational hospital in the area. Our children cannot withstand cold during the night since this region is a highland and temperatures are very low during the night,” she said. The deputy governor asked residents to be calm as they wait for the state to arrest culprits who torched their houses.

Source: The Star February 09, 2018 20:37 UTC