Turkana residents have promised to kill chiefs who fail to disclose deaths from starvationThe warning comes barely a day after Deputy President William Ruto dismissed claims of deaths by starvation in Turkana and Baringo counties. Residents of Kang’irisae village led by senior elder Samuel Imana have warned chiefs who try to please the government and deny starvation deaths that they "will face the wrath of the community". We shall punish chiefs hiding information from the public and the media," Imana told the Star yesterday. Kang’irisae resident Isaiah Lopeyok said chiefs and people hiding information from the public are "enemies of the community". Resident Mercy Ekuwomof Nakaale village said Interior Cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i should congratulate chiefs for the "hard task" of collecting, confirming and reporting deaths from starvation.

Source: The Star March 21, 2019 21:00 UTC