Kiplimo Foundation to Empower Boy-child to End Banditry
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Baringo and Marakwet residents have been asked to embrace peace and focus on boychild empowerment a move that will see communities in the South Rift region shun cattle rustling and perennial border clashes.
Speaking during Sammy Kiplimo Foundation Peace Tournament in Arror the organization founder Sammy Kiplimo told residents to ensure the boychild in the region are enrolled in learning institutions together with other empowerment programs so that they can stay away from guns and cattle rustling activities.
“Our main focus is to ensure the boychild is empowered.Those in the cattle rustling business are using our boys to advance their illegal activities in this region and that must stop. We can only do that by identifying the root cause and deal with it firmly.’’ Said Kiplimo.
According to Sammy the Foundation will continue organizing seasonal football tournaments to tap talents and ensure selected players get better clubs and other sponsorship opportunities.
“We shall engage our partners further and ensure that this talent display do not end up in Baringo or Marakwet,we are dribbling them further to other opportunities.” He added.
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