Among the Marakwet community, an age-old ‘culture’ of burning houses to retaliate murder, land dispute among other conflicts is proving expensive. All our property was reduced to ashes, thanks to the entrenched habit of burning houses when there is disagreement. We blame these on culture of burning houses to settle scores,” she said. There have been instances where elders have successfully arbitrated on land issues,” said Kemboi. But Elgeyo Marakwet County Commissioner Ahmed Omar said the land issues in the region had been protracted.

Source: Standard Digital May 31, 2021 06:00 UTC