Moses Chacha the Head Teacher at St Catherine Kohero Primary School holding a folder another teacher was killed while three students sustained bullet injuries on January 28 this year

Illegal firearms in wrong hands are one of the main challenges facing authority in Migori county being one of border counties in Kenya.

These were revealed by Migori County Commissioner Anne Ng’etich explaining that there are same communities though in different bordering countries who share things in common and for their own reasons they interact a lot ending up acquiring weapons too at a cheaper price.

The commissioner said Kuria East and West regions are the most affected areas because of rampant cases of cattle rustling promising that her officers will deal with the two illegal activities accordingly

Ng’etich asked Migori county residents to give information to the authority and to try to promote Nyumba Kumi initiative appealing to residents possessing illegal firearms to surrender them to the government before the law catches up with them.

“The government is set to deal will the illegal fire arms which are being used in the rampant cases of cattle rustling and insecurity in the county,” she said.

She warned parents who still practice Female Genital Circumcision saying their days are numbered.

Earlier in December, police officers in Kuria West district arrested circumcisers and eight other people.
Japhet Nyongesa, the Masaba-Mabera Divisional Officer said apart from the circumciser they arrested 3 parents while the rest were found in the homestead.

He said circumcisers and parents have gone underground for fear of arrest.