Peace pact between Samburu-Pokot.
Posted on February 10, 2010 by Saidimu Ole ngais
As I was combing through the facebook I came across the updates by the Hon. Maison Leshomo reporting that Samburu and Pokot warriors have signed a peace pact successfully.
Leshomo indicates that there were indications that the two sides who have been fighting each other for ages will respect the treaty.
Conflicts among the two nomadic cousins (Samburu and Pokot)is normally reported as cause by traditions like cattle rustling.
If you look at the issue closely, you’ll realize that the root cause of the conflicts in the NFDs (Kenya Northern frontier districts), is directly related to failure by the Kenyan Kenyan governments to produce constructive policies to improve the livelihood of pastoral communities.It is sad that Kenyans in the north kill themselves when they are already victims of a bad government. 
People fight over water, grass, boundaries and other other resources because there are no working policies, no infrastructure, no local authorities who organize order in the area.
The government of Kenya should know that the peace pact between the two ethnic groups may not last as long as droughts seasons are there. I say, God forbid any more chaos and killings in that area and may we live side by side as brothers and sisters that we truly are!
However, we should not be naive..On one side, the the dry season will soon come and people and animals will engage in the competition for the scars resources.
On the other side, insecurity in the NFDs have been as a result of the government neglecting the area. Are we confident that this will change now?
Are we going to see institutions being introduced to the numerous harassment of the populations for example in Samburu East.
We should follow very carefully, to understand better if it just disarmament operations which are going on in Samburu East or the government has other plans for the area.
This part should not be ignored because then, we will be closing the door for solutions to the real insecurity in many parts like Samburu East. I am wondering why no one seem to mention Samburu East here??
Why is Samburu East being kept so silent when we all know what the security forces have been doing since a year ago?
Saidimu Ole Ngais
From Facebook comment section
Hon Maison Leshoomo Just arrived yesterday evening,from ameeting in Longewan which was attended by 480 samburu morans and 370 pokots morans.the morans agreed by thier own to embrace peace,infact the samburus visited thier pokots counterparts in churo market and bought cows from them and vice versa.some samburus spent their nihgts in chu…ro together with their pokot friends.this is the kind of peace we are looking for.
11 hours ago · · ·
HELPED YOU TURN THE TIDE AGAINST VICTIMS OF NEGLECT AND VIOLENCE IN SAMBURU WEST AND LAIKIPIA AND ESTERN POKOT.
YOU HAVE BLESSINGS FROM ALL US FATERS AND MOTHERS OF MORAN. WITHOUT PEACE NONE OF US OR OR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN IN KENYA HAVE LIFE EXCEPT LIKE THOSE WHO LIVE ON DEATH ROW.
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BLESSINGS TO ALL TOO IN THE SAMBURU PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION AND THE POKOT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION. AND ALL OF YOUR CLOSE ALLIES WHO HAVE WORKED SO LONG AND HARD AGAINST ALL ODDS AGAINST SELFISH VIOLENCE
BRAVO MHESHIMWA YOU HAVE THE COURAGE LIKE THAT OF THE WHO DAT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS WHO WON THE SUPER BOWL AS YOU AND YOURS WERE
MAKING PEACE.
GOD BLESS YOU . I AM SO PROUD I WANT TO SING YOUR NAME TO HEAVEN!!!!
ASHE OLENG OLENG OLENG!!!!
