Deaths reported as clashes erupt at Kisumu–Kericho border
Deaths reported as clashes erupt at Kisumu–Kericho border
Several people are feared dead while scores of others are injured following clashes between two warring communities over boundary disputes at the Muhoroni border on Sunday march 15.
According to witnesses, the confrontation escalated rapidly as rival groups engaged in physical altercations over grazing land using crude weapons, leading to fears of multiple casualties.
OCPD Frederick Ombaka confirmed the incident, which also saw several motor vehicles torched in the clashes.
According to the OCPD’s initial reports, the clashes saw three people were shot with arrows, with one individual reported missing from the conflict.
Irate area residents also barricaded the Muhoroni Londiani junction road for a better part of Sunday afternoon, torching sugarcane plantation and a tractor owned by the local sugar company.
Motorists have since been urged to use the longer route of Londiani–Kericho–Kisumu route via Mau Summit, Chepsir, and Kericho town to steer clear of the unrest.
At the time of publication, one body had been found in the aftermath of the clashes in a severely burnt condition.
Border clashes in the area are not uncommon, though the tensions have, in recent times, reduced due to sustained dialogue between community elders, leaders and security agencies.
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A persistent cause of the clashes is the disagreement over the exact location of the 103-kilometre-long borderline, with some residents claiming historical land rights.
Incidents of cattle rustling and wrangles over sugar factory estates and fertile farmland have also, for years, triggered the clashes that ended in displacement.
In March 2025, Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o and his Kericho counterpart, Erick Mutai, declared border disputes a thing of the past following collective efforts to end the disputes with the help of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC).
The Muhoroni border is not the only area affected by disputes. In the Sondu area, which also lies along the boundary between the two counties, clashes have been reported over the years, often triggered by cattle rustling that has led to loss of lives.
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