Mau evictees appeal for food help

More than 900 Mau evictees have threatened to stage a peaceful demonstration to Bomet town to protest negligence from the government.

Speaking to the press at Mogogosiek trading centre, they said the government had abandoned them.

Led by William Cheruiyot, they said a biting hunger at Kusumek and Chebugen camps in Konoin was a threat to their lives besides the deplorable condition which has led to death of some ageing and children in the camps.

Cheruiyot said recently at Kusumek Camp, 10 people fainted due to hunger prompting their decision to demonstrate adding that their plea for relief food from both the national and county government has fell on deaf ears.

"There was no rescue for IDPs who fainted from both the national and county government despite making frantic calls, even the ambulance service which are purposed for emergencies were nowhere," Cheruiyot said.

He also took issue with an alleged feeding programme for the IDP by the county government of Bomet saying they have received nothing.

An inquiry by The Standard into maize flour milled at a local milling plant established that the flour had been stocked at a store in Konoin.

"We give the government a three-day ultimatum to avail relief food or else we move the two camps to Bomet town where we will get the full attention," said Cheruiyot.

A county official who sought anonymity said the maize meal had failed to find its way to the camp due to lack of  transport to the camps.