The Senate has summoned three constitutional bodies in its probe on a decades-old Maseno boundary dispute that has dogged Kisumu, Siaya and Vihiga counties. Vihiga Governor Wilberforce Otichilo and Senator George Khaniri have called for the formation of a commission of inquiry to resolve the border row. A Bill by Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jnr seeks for the formation of a county boundaries mediation committee to resolve boundary disputes. While Owili said Prof Nyong’o had recently upgraded Maseno to town status, Otichilo said the dispute was due to skewed growth. Both Otichilo and Owili laid claim to Maseno town, which hosts a university, Maseno School, and the Anglican Church of Kenya.

Source: Standard Digital February 27, 2021 21:51 UTC