By JAMES MURIMIMore by this AuthorA 12-year-old boy died on Tuesday evening in a landmine explosion in Soit Oudo area Laikipia County. COMPENSATE VICTIMSMorpusi Group Ranch Chairman Francis Kilua appealed to the government to compensate victims of landmine accidents in the area. Advertisement“We want Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai to ensure that the affected families are compensated,” Mr Kilua said. “We want the government to acquire land for military training, we cannot continue living in constant fear of losing,” Mr Kilua said. In 2001, 233 landmines victims in Samburu and Laikipia threatened to sue the British Government.

Source: Daily Nation January 01, 2020 11:48 UTC