Residents of Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties have been urged to co-exist peacefully and shun divisive politics.
Speaking at Karantina Dispensary in Tigania East constituency yesterday during a cancer screening drive, Meru Governor Peter Munya said, “The county government has a strategic plan to ensure the borders are clearly demarcated. This will enable residents to live peacefully and conduct business easily.”
He said some politicians want to change the boundaries to cause inter-community conflict. Munya said the most important thing is for people to live in harmony “rather than fight over borders”.
“If someone comes here with false stories about the border, tell them it is well illustrated. Even if a foreigner comes, he can tell you where the border is. Today boundaries aren’t determined using ropes and strings but through computer-generated maps,” he said.
Munya said border disputes have interrupted the issuing of title deeds despite “elaborate” land adjudication.
“There was an officer at the district offices in Mikinduri who blocked the adjudication and issuing of title deeds but I have liaised with Lands CS Jacob Kaimenyi to give us someone else who listens to us,” he said.
