Pokot, Turkana Leaders Clash over Turkwel Power Plant Ownership

Pokot, Turkana Leaders Clash over Turkwel Power Plant Ownership

The meeting was part of a peace caravan meant to end animosity between the two warring communities and put an end to the killings along their borders.

The dispute arose when one of the MCAs from Turkana County declared that the Turkwel power plant is in Turkana County enraging other leaders.

Turkwel is one of the disputed areas between the communities where many lives have been lost due to the power plant ownership.

Led by Governors Simon Kachapin  and  Josephat Nanok, Senators John Lonyangapuo and John Munyes amongst several MPs, the leaders called on the government to set up a special commission to resolve the perennial dispute.

 

 

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