Ekuru Aukot, the Thirdway Alliance Party Leader Ekuru Aukot is mourning the death of his sister.
His sister Mary Kanyaman was among the 11 people who died after bandits raided a village in Turkana East, Turkana County, on Saturday.
While announcing her death on Saturday evening, Aukot called on President William Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua to address the security issues in Turkana East terming it as a 'domestic terrorism.'
“We have also lost the area chief and 5 other police officers. We will Bury them, but fix the insecurity issue in Turkana East,” he said.
“I have said it before, we don't need our soldiers in Somalia. We need them home to deal with domestic terrorism. I just lost my sister because of domestic terrorism from the Pokot bandits. I hope (Dr. Ruto) and (Mr. Gachagua) will deal with this issue,” Aukot added.
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