Enough of "Peace" talks: Safeguard Turkana Land from Expansionist!
A photo of ongoing Peace talks at Kacalang'a on March 29, 2025 (Source: Unknown) In the heart of the scorched, sun-kissed savannahs of Turkana, where the soil tells stories of resilience and the wind whispers tales of survival, a dark cloud of betrayal and blood has hung low for decades. These lands, once undisturbed realms for Turkana pastoralists to herd their animals and nurture their families, have been turned into battlegrounds of deceit by the very neighbors who shake hands in the day and strike with bullets at night. The Pokot herdsmen, cloaked under the guise of peace emissaries, have consistently turned peace talks into strategic charades—temporary masks worn only to remove them when the time is ripe to draw blood and expand borders. Peace, in this context, is no longer a noble aspiration but a twisted tool of conquest. Like a mirage in the desert, it shimmers with hope, only to vanish the moment one draws near. Kachalang'a in Lochakula Sub-location of Turkana East h...