Learning has been paralysed in a number of Kerio Valley schools following fresh bandit attacks at the West Pokot-Elgeyo Marakwet border.
Several families, school children and teachers have fled from villages in the area following the killing of five people last week.
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Some of the affected schools are Kayla, Kameli, Liter, Chesogon, Kapkain primary schools; Liter and Kameli secondary schools among others.
KNUT officials and area MCAs, led by Evans Limo (Kapyego) and Paul Kipchumba (Embobut),
urged leaders from both sides to meet and dialogue for lasting peace.
"Activities such as those of 10 schools have been affected by insecurity. We call for calm and restraint from communities in the region," Limo said.
The two MCAs spoke to journalists in Eldoret
on Wednesday.
Marakwet West KNUT secretary John Cheberi said many children and teachers have kept away from schools in fear of repeat attacks.
Cheberi asked the government to take the insecurity situation in Kerio Valley seriously and deploy adequate security teams.
"The government must intervene urgently and deploy adequate security to restore normalcy so that our children can go to school."
However, several schools reopened on Monday in some locations where security has improved.
Government officials are also going on with distribution of text books to form one students in schools in the North Rift region.
Thisincludes parts of Kerio Valley where security has been beefed up.
On Monday, political leaders from West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet met to enhance the peace process in the region and vowed to eliminate banditry.
West Pokot Senator Samwel Poghisio, Governor John Lonyangapuo, Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos and his deputy Wisley Rotich were at the meeting held at Kameli in West Pokot.
"We have vowed to work together to end the cattle rusting menace that has affected the region economically and socially," Tolgos said.
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