Unsettled IDPs in Nyamira, who were displaced by the 2007-08 election violence are now demanding to be resettlement or boycott the August 9 general elections. The IDP's led by Momanyi Agwata have said they should be paid their compensation before the election day or else they will not vote. We resolved that none of us is going to vote until we are resettled," Agwata said. North Mugirango MP Joash Nyamoko called upon county commissioner Michael Lesmam and Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i to intervene and ensure the IDPs are compensated. "We don't know whether there were cartels that diverted the money to their pockets and it did not reach the IDPs."

Source: The Star June 13, 2022 07:00 UTC