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1 The Talai of Kenya Deported by British colonial authorties in 1934 from their homeland A Case of Historical Injustices & Internal Displacement WORKSHOP REPORT By Bill Rutto Phone: +254 721 368 361 Email: [email protected] 18 DECEMBER 2004 TEA HOTEL KERICHO RESEARCH FOR ACTION NETWORK (REFONET) WORKSHOP SUPPORTED BY UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNPD) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (OHCHR)

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The Talai people of Kenya are a clan within the larger Kalenjin speaking peoples of East Africa. In 1934, the entire clan comprising 700 persons was deported from their land by the British colonial authorities. The Talai were then the ruling clan of the people and were accused by the British for leading resistance to colonial rule in Kipsigis and Nandi sections of the Kalenjin.

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The Talai of Kenya Deported by British colonial authorties in 1934 from their

homeland

A Case of Historical Injustices & Internal

Displacement

WORKSHOP REPORT By Bill Rutto

Phone: +254 721 368 361 Email: [email protected]

18 DECEMBER 2004 TEA HOTEL KERICHO

RESEARCH FOR ACTION NETWORK (REFONET)

WORKSHOP SUPPORTED BY UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNPD) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

(OHCHR)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments ………………………………………………………………………………..3

Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………4

The Talai in Context………………………………………………………………………………5

Information Gap…………………………………………………………………………………...5

Objective of the New Process…………………………………………………………………...6

The Kipsigis Youth Council………………………………………………………………………6

The Kipsigis Elders Council……………………………………………………………………...7

Challenges for the New Process………………………………………………………………..7

Media Response………………………………………………………………………………….7

Observations and Summary Suggestions……………………………………………………..8

Appendix 1………………………………………………………………………………………...9

Summary Options of Other Speakers…………………………………………………………12

Conclusion and Recommendations of the Workshop……………………………………….12

Recommended…………………………………………………………………………………..13

Appendix 2……………………………………………………………………………………….14

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Acknowledgements

Words of thanks go to the more than 200 persons who participated in the workshop. Their individual contributions were invaluable and instructive. Special thanks go the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for financial support that enabled the workshop to take place. We also thank members of the task force that comprised representatives from Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Kenya Human Rights Commission, Coalition for Violence Against Women, United Disabled Persons of Kenya, Centre for Minority Rights Development and UNICEF for positively evaluating our application for a grant to undertake a programme under the joint UNDP/OHCHR Assisting Communities Together (ACT Project). We also wish to covey our gratitude to the officials of the Kipsigis Talai Development Programme (KTDP) for assisting in the mobilisation of participants to attend the function and for always actively identifying with efforts to find a solution for the plight of the people they represent.

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Executive Summary

his document focuses on the human rights situation of the Talai community of Kipsigis and highlights the views and opinions of participants at a workshop held in Kericho on 18 December 2004, to discuss the same. The discussions centred on the situation of the Talai

community as an Internally Displaced People (IDPs1) as a result of the community’s eviction from their land by the British colonial authorities in the 1930s. The workshop, the first step in a new initiative to help find a permanent solution to the long-standing matter, was organised and hosted by Research for Action Network (REFONET), a not-for-profit organisation. The workshop brought together over 200 participants comprising:

Members from the Kipsigis and Talai communities, the main target groups

Representatives from the civil society organisations

Civic authorities Councillors2

Members of parliament from the Kipsigis community This particular workshop, the first-ever to address the Talai issue, was convened to consider the problem affecting the Talai within the context of the Assisting Communities Together Project (ACT) established by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The principle objective of the project was to provide support to local initiatives for the promotion and protection of human rights at the grassroots level.

The theme of the workshop, Promoting Understanding for a Permanent Solution, sought to initiate the process by which the Talai community could realise their economic, social and cultural rights through the promotion of interactive engagement with the various stakeholders. Other initiatives to be rolled out in due course have been designed to create greater public awareness of the marginalisation of the Talai and the resultant human rights violations. It is hoped that the provincial administration and the local government authorities in whose jurisdictions3 the Talai people live will respond positively to the various processes aimed at addressing the human rights situation of the Talai.

The Talai in Context

he Talai (otherwise known as the Laibons in other quarters) is a sub-group (clan) within the larger Kipsigis community. At the advent of British colonial authority in the Kipsigis country (1903), members of the Talai clan held an influential position in the Kipsigis society as per

the traditions of the time. They were the custodians of matters spiritual and transcendental, a significant role in the day-to-day affairs of the Kipsigis people ─ political, social and economic. The British recognised this role and co-opted the Talai in the colonial administrative machinery (colonial

1 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are defined by the United Nations as persons who have been forced to leave their homes to

avoid or as a result of effects of violation of their rights, but who have not crossed an international border. 2 Kericho Municipal and the Kipsigis County Councils did not send official representatives to the workshop. The Councillors who attended the workshop did so on personal capacities. 3 UN Commission on Human Rights’ Guiding Principle 3 on internally displaced persons (IDPs) stipulates that “…authorities have the primary duty and responsibility to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons within their jurisdictions”

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chiefs etc), as part of the British concept of indirect rule. The arrangement, however, proved short-lived because, no sooner had the Talai understood the full meaning of their “partnership” with the British, than they rebelled. It had dawned upon the Talai that by consorting with the British, their own position of leadership (among the Kipsigis) had begun to weaken steadily and would probably be rendered ineffective in due course. This development set the stage for a period of strained relationship between the colonial administration and the Talai, who despite being denied direct access to their traditional place in the Kipsigis social system, nevertheless influenced the manner in which the Kipsigis reacted to colonial authority to the chagrin of the British administrators. The Talai were blamed for instigating defiance to authority among the people and the resultant state of lawlessness in the district. This is how the infamous Laibons [Talai] Removal Ordinance, 1934 came into being. The law was enacted to specifically deal with the Talai “menace”, which the British colonial administrators and the local white settler community were convinced if not destroyed, the British could forget attempting to rule that part of the colony. When the law was passed, the Talai were then rounded up and expelled en mass to Gwassi location on the shores of Lake Victoria, where they remained under severe restriction until 1962 ─ the eve of Kenya’s Independence ─ when they were allowed to return to their former district. Their return was preceded by optimism of resettled or reintegration. But alas! The community has remained incarcerated in a squatter camp on the outskirts of Kericho town where the departing colonial authorities had moved them into, ostensibly to await a decision on proper resettlement. No step has ever been taken to end this humanitarian crisis despite numerous petitions to the authorities, which together with the mainstream Kipsigis community, have continued to ostracise and marginalise the Talai to this day.

Information Gap

esearch indicates that few people know anything about the history of the Talai and why they are displaced. This information gap is clearly the major stumbling block in any effort to address the Talai problem, particularly from the authorities’ perspective. Scanty information,

as it were, may not motivate the authorities sufficiently to take any corrective measures in a case such as the Talai case. Much more needs to be done to bring to light the available compelling evidence of the historical injustices committed against the Talai people during the colonial period and show why these people need to be accorded their human rights. This is the principal aim of this new process: to educate the public, the authorities and the Talai themselves on the historical facts of the matter and seek appropriate interventions, which will give the Talai access to their rights and a place in the Kenyan society.

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Objectives of the New Process

s has been mentioned, one of the major objectives of this new process is to educate both the Talai and the Kipsigis on their histories with the aim of putting issues in their proper perspectives. The intention is to promote understanding and goodwill between the two

communities in order to create a consensus as to the place of the Talai in the Kipsigis society. The booklet, Promoting Understanding for a Permanent Solution, which has been distributed, is one of the tools of this project and highlights the following salient points:

The history of the Talai.

What the law (both national and international) says about the obligations4 of authorities towards internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the marginalised people in general within their jurisdictions.

What the Talai themselves ought to do in order to attract goodwill from all and sundry.

The responsibility of the Kipsigis community (the dominant group) to the Talai.

The living conditions among the Talai. To ensure that this process is consultative and participatory, a two-tier group will initiate dialogue through meetings aimed at educating the people on the history of the Talai community, their human rights and the crisis of their current status.

The Kipsigis Youth Council

his group draws its membership from young people. Every member’s understanding of the dynamics of social change is important as the objectives of the organ are to promote positive attitudes towards the Talai by the mainstream Kipsigis people. This group is expected to

create interactive relationships between the Talai and the Kipsigis youths through social events and public discussions that aim to eliminate old- fashioned biases, bigotry and stigmatisation directed at the Talai.

The Kipsigis Elders Council

he council’s aim is to help mobilise positive public perceptions of the Talai through the free discussing of positive roles the Talai played in the Kipsigis society in the past. This is intended to demystify the mystery that tends to surround the person of the Talai and which

consequently hinder any harmonious co-existence of the two communities that could have otherwise existed. This approach will interface with the views promoted by the Youth Council and gradually merge the various shades of opinion/perceptions to create an all-round sense of brotherhood.

Challenges for the New Process

n analysis of the proceedings of the workshop yields positive indicators, which can be seized upon to build a broad based support for the Talai. Although some of the key stakeholders notably the Kericho Municipal Council, the Kipsigis County Council and the

Provincial Administration did not send an official representative to the function, the presence of councillors and members of parliament could be considered to be a seal of goodwill for the event. This positive gesture will be pursued.

4 Constitution of Kenya Chapter V 74(1): “No person shall be subjected to …inhuman or degrading…treatment”

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It is hoped that the stakeholders cited above, the authorities in whose jurisdiction the Talai community lives, will open their doors to his noble quest for the rights of the Talai. This is because what the Talai are yearning for is the very basic of human rights: a right to be part of society and a social system. As it is, the dignity of an individual cannot and should not be divided into different spheres – that of civil and political and that of economic, social and cultural. The individual should be able to enjoy freedom from want as well as freedom from fear. The Talai have lived in want and fear for 70-odd years. The fact the Talai have no land, deprives them of their fundamental rights to food, education and housing. Yet the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) prohibit these violations. Kenya is a signatory to these covenants and has ratified them thereby being legally bound by them. The government of Kenya has the power and capacity to provide the Talai with a proper and deserving settlement, as prayed for during the workshop.

Media Response

he function attracted reasonable media coverage. The print5 and electronic media were in attendance; one of the leading television stations, Kenya Television Network (KTN), covered the main event (workshop) and subsequently took footage for a possible documentary on the

history and life of the Talai people to be aired on one of their weekly programmes.

Observations and Summary Suggestions

Healthcare and Education: Cases of severe malnutrition among Talai children and the deformities occasioned by domestic accidents attributed to parental incapacity/waywardness/ignorance that result from the vagaries of a life of extreme poverty are rampant. Children are subjected ─ out of sheer necessity ─ to child labour6 such as the fetching of water, firewood and engaging in other domestic chores and in the process miss out on education. HIV/AIDS pandemic has orphaned children rendering them vulnerable OVC)7. Immediate interventions by authorities and civil society are a matter of urgency. In areas such as primary health care (hygiene), clean water and sanitation (latrines) are required urgently to reduce preventable diseases.

Food and Shelter: Talai cannot raise food crops hence the endemic famine in their village. Denial of land rights8 deprives the Talai of a means to basic subsistence. Immediate supply

5 See copies of press cuttings annexed to this report. 6 International Labour Organisation (ILO) outlaws employment of children under the age on 18. All boys and girls who have not reached 18 years of age have a fundamental right to pursue their physical and mental development free from work categorised as Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) ILO Convention No. 182 (Article 3) defines these WFCL (at category four) as “hazardous work” i.e. work which by its nature or by the circumstances under which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety and morals of children. 7 The government’s report on the Rapid Assessment, Analysis and Action Planning Process (RAAAPP) on orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) concludes that although there is no formal structure to oversee the welfare of OVC, the country’s response to this situation needs to be scaled up to improve household level capacities to ensure all OVC are cared for, protected and empowered. The Talai situation is a priority area for such an intervention. 8 The Municipal authorities have since (circa: 1994) parcelled out the land on which the Talai have continuously occupied since 1962 to “developers”.

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of relief food by the government9 to the Talai ought to be done immediately while long term and other interventions are being put in place.

Security, Integrity and IGAs10: For survival, the Talai have had to engage in illicit liquor business and other morally depreciating activities11 and often get into trouble with the law. Villagers are desirous of starting legitimate IGAs but lack the means.

Strategic Plan and Way Forward: Basic needs assessment ought to be undertaken to ascertain what needs to be done for the Talai in terms of poverty reduction and sustainable development12.

APPENDIX 1

Workshop Proceedings

Master of Ceremonies: Pastor Peter Chemaswet, Solai Baptist Church, Nakuru

he workshop to deliberate on the human rights situation of the Talai was held on 18 December 2004 at Tea Hotel, Kericho and provided the first opportunity to try and give the matter a public attention.

The workshop attracted over 200 participants that included members of parliament and Councillors. Another group with a strong representation was the civil society (CSOs). The Provincial Administration and the local authorities ─ Municipal Council of Kericho and the Kipsigis County Council ─ however, appear to have spurned invitations to attend the workshop, as no official representative showed up at the function.

Opening Remarks:

1. Bill Rutto Executive Director, REFONET

r Rutto expressed appreciation for the positive response of the participants. He noted that the workshop was a turning point in the fight for Talai human rights and that the gathering was an acknowledgement of the significance of the problem.

The speaker informed the participants that the workshop was an event to endorse 1) an interactive relationship between the Talai and the Kipsigis community for the purpose of promoting the rights of the Talai people and 2) to seek a public acknowledgement by the authorities of the Talai problem.

Contribution:

9 Special Programmes Ministry, under the Office of the President ought to now include the Talai in their food relief programme as a matter of priority. 10 IGAs: Income Generating Activities. 11 The sprawling tea plantations that surround Kericho employ thousands of lowly wage earners who flood the Talai village in search of cheap alcohol and in the process live a trail of moral rot in their wake. 12 Such a plan would include a special component in which unemployment among the few educated Talai youth would be specifically

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2 Hon. John Koech, M.P., Minster for East African Cooperation

inister Koech noted the urgent need to address the Talai land rights. Education for the Talai children was a priority area even as other needs and requirements were being pursued. He said that Talai children should benefit from bursary funds schemes.

He reiterated the government’s position regarding the mainstreaming of human rights into development activities so as to contribute towards the fulfilment of the inherent dignity and worth of the human person. Government’s policy was to ensure that appropriate measures were always in place to protect the interests of vulnerable groups in the country such as the Talai. The Minister promised to look into the Talai problem once he was adequately briefed

3 Korrir Singoeie:

Executive Director, Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE)

he speaker said that his organisation had worked with REFONET for the rights of the Talai. Human rights violations against the Talai were violations against humanity and have to be fought vigorously.

The Kipsigis were urged not to discriminate against the Talai but instead accord them their rights and place in the wider society. The Talai had every right to be heard and to own land (property), after losing the same following their deportation. However, in the event that none of these rights were forthcoming in the very near future, then legal action through the courts would have to be taken. The local government authorities had a direct responsibility to the community and should ensure that challenges regarding land rights, education and employment opportunities are prioritised as the community had suffered for far too long.

2. Contribution:

Maj (Rtd) Wilson Koitaba (Talai Community)

he speaker brought a powerful message that: the Talai are a part of the Kipsigis society through blood relationship and by association. He narrated at length the history of the Talai, tracing their history to circa 1890 when the first Talai families are thought to have entered the

Kipsigis country from the neighbouring Nandi country and Talai Maasai heritage13. The speaker described how the relationship between the Kipsigis and the Talai evolved through the roles the Talai played in the Kipsigis society prior to the coming of the British colonial administration.

3. Contribution:

David Tuei, Official, Kipsigis Talai Development Programme

13 The Talai are said to be descended from the Maasai diviner clan, Oloiboni, who entered the Nandi country possibly around 1720.

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he speaker underscored the significance of the work done by REFONET to advance the cause of the Talai.

The basic demands of the Talai:

(1) Resettlement by the Kenyan authorities in recognition of the Talai situation as an internally displaced community.

(2) Recognition/identity of the Talai as a community with special needs arising from historical injustices.

(3) Affirmative action on employment of the few educated Talai youth at least by the local government councils.

(4) Comprehensive compensation (financial) by the British government for having unjustifiably evicted the Talai from their land thus causing their current status as a displaced community.

4. Contribution:

Prof. Adam Chepkwony, Moi University

olution to Talai problem was a long overdue. Kipsigis leadership was blamed for doing absolutely nothing about the situation of the Talai. The Talai community had suffered immensely, lived as refugees in their own country. He urged the Talai community to fight for

their rights. Organizations were asked to invest in the empowerment of the Talai, particularly in capacity building to enable the community to articulate its own aspirations and contribute toward the development of the Kipsigis society.

5. Contribution:

Hon. Franklin Bett, M.P.

raised the new initiative to mobilise stakeholders to address the Talai problem but regretted that although he had in the past taken part in efforts to resettle the Talai, his contribution had always been watered down for reasons he attributed to past bad politics. He called for

concerted and sustainable strategies to deal with the Talai issue once and for all. He asked the Kipsigis community to forge a unity of purpose and rally around the issue.

6. Contributor:

Dr. P. Kiprono Chepkwony, Moi University

e took issue with colonial exploitation of the Kipsigis lands and the destruction of the Talai clan for political expediency. He cited the alienation of large tracts of the Kipsigis lands by the British colonial government for the purpose of growing tea, but which does not benefit

the community. He asked the Kipsigis people to address the Talai problem urgently even as they fight for their lost lands.

7. Contributor:

Tirop Kitur, Commissioner, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

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he government recognised people’s human rights hence the establishment the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). The speaker revealed that KNCHR took a critical view of the Talai case and would work with others to resolve the problem now

that the organisation had established a programme that dealt with economic and social matters.

8. Contribution:

Cllr Abdullahi Kiptanui, Councillor, Kericho Municipal Council.

peaker noted that colonial propaganda had alienated the Talai from the mainstream Kipsigis society. He said politicians needed to be educated on the history of the Talai in order to help solve the Talai problem. He said he saw no reason why his council could not recommend the

resettlement of the Talai on any available parcel of Trust Land in the district, particularly at Kibulgeny, as was the wish of the Talai.

Summarised Options of other Speakers:

The local authorities were blamed for feigning ignorance of the plight of the Talai and the violation of Talai human rights. The Councils were considered the real perpetrators of the violations: 1); the Councils “connived” in the eviction of a section of the Talai community from Kericho town to Kipkelion in 1965 to pave the way for the construction of the GK Prison Annex 2); Kericho Municipal Council in 1994 arbitrarily allocated all the parcels of land on which the Talai village now stands to “private developers”, without providing the community with an alternative site as a responsible authority, thus perpetrating a callous disregard for Talai human rights 3); the parcelling out of the land renders the existence of the Talai village an illegality 4); the government should revoke the allocations immediately and turn over the land to the Talai who have occupied the parcels since 1962 5); government should consider providing the Talai with relief food for as long as they remain landless since it was not their fault that they live in a ghetto 6); the District Commissioner, Kericho, should visit the Talai village as a matter of urgency to see for himself the dire needs of the community 7); the police should be sensitised on the history of the Talai to avoid the harassment of members of the community on petty issues related to slum social dynamics and intricacies 8); Talai ought to be commended for preserving and leading upright, dignified lifestyles despite the slum environment they find themselves in.

Conclusion and Recommendations of The Workshop

ll participants were unanimous that the Talai were indeed a wronged people and that urgent steps needed to be taken to address their plight. There was not a single dissenting voice among the participants, which was great encouragement when viewed against

future strategies. The legendary Kipsigis singer and elder, Kipchamba, summed up the events of the day, thus: in all the years he had performed and became immensely respected and a living legend, never had he witnessed a greater spontaneity and unity of purpose in a parley that had brought together two groups of people supposedly at the extreme opposite ends of a social and cultural divide.

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Other respected Kipsigis elders among them, Wilson Kenduiywa, ex-Paramount Chief of Kipkelion, expressed similar sentiment and said after listening carefully to what others had said, he knew that the time had come for the Kipsigis people to change the course of history: deal with an issue that had hung around the necks of the Kipsigis people like a millstone.

Recommended:

That a seminar/workshop be convened urgently for politicians, officials from the local Councils and Provincial Administration to enlist their support in finding a solution to the Talai problem. It had emerged from the just concluded workshop that, save for the few Kipsigis politicians who attended, officials from the Provincial Administration, the Local Government and the majority of the politicians appear to have ignored/neglected to attend yet they were crucial to the process.

That the plea by members of the Talai to be settled at Kibulgeny be supported and the relevant authorities approached for official allocation.

That in the meantime, certain remedial programmes be initiated to address the poverty situation of the community, particularly among the residents of the Talai village (Kericho town) and those squatting on Kipkelion Urban Council land. Such programmes would, however, require a fairly detailed situation analysis to provide data essential for making informed choices, planning and implementation. REFONET was mandated to undertake such data collection and analysis.

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APPENDIX 2

NAME ORGANISATION ADDRESS

CHARLES BII TALAI P. O. BOX 152 KERICHO

MARTIN A. KOGO TALAI P. O. BOX 153 CHEPTOMEI

JAMES A. KOGO TALAI P. O. BOX 10 KORU

MICHAEL SITIENEI TALAI P. O. BOX CHEPKOCHEI

RICHARD BARCHOK KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 1963 KERICHO

DAVID KORIR TALAI P. O. BOX 418 MOLO

ROBERT KOECH KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 1274 KERICHO

MARY CHEROTICH P. O. BOX 751 KERICHO

GARDSON N. IGUTA KERICHO THE STD P. O. BOX 376 KERICHO

LUCY CHELANGA RERO P. O. BOX 285

PRO. ADAM K. ARAP CHEPLANOY MOI UNIVERSITY P. O. BOX 2900

JOSEPH KORIR KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 28 CHESINENO

DANIEL TOO TALAI P. O. BOX 1078 ELDORET

ARAP SOMIEN “ P. O. BOX 16 KIPTEN

APOLLO CHERUIYOT KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 777 KERICHO

KOECH STANELY “ P. O. BOX 7485 ELDORET

ADAMS NGENO “ P. O. BOX 420 KERICHO

KENNEDY KEMEI “ P. O. BOX 1195 KERICHO

W. A. SANG “ P. O. BOX 668 KERICHO

DAVID K. LANGAT TALAI P. O. BOX 28 CHESINENDE

ALFRED CHEPKWONY TALAI P. O. BOX 153 MUHORONI

JOHN RONO PRESS KT P. O. BOX 37 KERICHO

COLIN JOEL TALAI P. O. BOX 252 SOTIK

KIMELI SIGILAN TALAI P. O. BOX 153 KERICHO

KABILISIENE “ P. O. BOX 315 KERICHO

JOSEPH B. NGETICH “ P. O. BOX 374 KERICHO

TORMOI KIBET “ P. O. BOX 4018 MOLO

JANEPHER RONGOE “ P. O. BOX 4018 MOLO

JULIUS SOY KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 19 KERICHO

E. K. NGETIM “ P. O. BOX 73

HON. JOHN A. KOECH MINISTER & M.P. CHEPALUNGU

P. O. BOX 63012 NRB

PETER K. WAKIRU STANDARD GRP (KTN)

P. O. BOX 15146 NAKURU

GRACE CHEPKIM TALAI

SAMSON CHEBOCHOK

DAUDI KIBET ARAP TOO

KIPSUGUT A. LELEI

JOSEPH TANUI

STEPHEN NGETICH

ANDREW RIOTICH

CHARLES KIPKOROS MARITIM

PETER TERER

SAMSON TEMNGETICH

GEOFREY SAMOEI KIPSANG

REUBEN K. TARUS

SAMUEL NJOKI

JOEL K. TUEI TALAI P. O. BOX 963 KERICHO

DAVID SIELE TALAI P. O. BOX 963 KERICHO

PAUL MITEI TALAI P. O. BOX 46 ITEN

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KIPCHAMBAI KIPRUTO KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 15 OLBUTYO

JUMA CHERUYO A. BERENGE P. O. BOX 47 KIPKELION

BOIYOT TARGAD ARAP RUTTO

PHILIP CHERUIYOT LANGAT TALAI P. O. BOX 225 SOTIK

GRACE CHELANGAT CHEROTICH KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 402 KAPITO

JOSEPH K. KOITIM TALAI P. O. BOX 595 LITEIN

CAROLYN KOITIM “ “

TUEI MARITIM KIPSIGIS “

H. LELOON “ P. O. BOX 248 KERICHO

K. KIPKEMOI “ P. O. BOX 19 KERICHO

IRENE LANG’AT KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 545

YOBO RUTIN SABAOT/CEMIRIDE P. O. BOX 14692 NRB

LANGAT K. STEVE KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 154 KERICHO

DR. PAUL CHEPKWONY KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 7321 ELDORET

JOSEPH E. K. SIGILAI KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 25 KIPTERE

DAVID LELEI TALAI

JOSEPH K. SAWE

JOSEPH A. SING’OEI

BARTIONY SIGILAI

MIKE TAMNYWET P. O. BOX 403 KERICHO

ROSE ANGASURA

ESTA KETURET

TABELGA RONGOEI

TABSAGA RONGOEI

KIPTOO A. LANGAT KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 119

CHERUIYOT GEOFFREY “ P. O. BOX 1510 KERICHO

DICKSON SITTENEI TALAI P. O. BOX 10 KORU

DAUDI LASOI KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 80 CHESSEON

MARGARETE CHERUIYOT “ “

EZEKIEL TANUI KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 36 KIPTERE

JOSIAH CHELOGOI “ P. O. BOX 177 KERICHO

RHODA TORONGEI TALAI P. O. BOX72 TUGUNON

PST. P. CHEMASWET SABAOT P. O. BOX 573 NAKURU

ESTHER BERENGE TALAI P. O. BOX 72 TUGUNON

CHEMIRON NGUSURA TALAI P. O. BOX 72 ELESINEDO

GEORGE KETURET “ “

JOSEPH KERIG TALAI P. O. BOX 963 KERICHO

DAVID NTUEI TALAI P. O. BOX 1864 KERICHO

BENARD LAYAT KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 1564 KERICHO

DAVID K. TANUI TALAI P. O. BOX 133 KAPENGURIA

SIMON K. BII TALAI P. O. BOX 152 KERICHO

KORRIR SINGOEI TALAI P. O. BOX 14692-00100 NRB

STELLA WANJAU ADRA-K P. O. BOX 1598 KERICHO

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CLLR KIMUTAI CHELILEI

COUNTY COUNCIL OF KIPSIGIS

P. O. BOX 56 KIPTUMMO

THOMAS LETTING KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 64 KERICHO

RUTH RUTTO REFONET P. O. BOX 57 KERICHO

JOHN MUTAI TALAI P. O.BOX 216 KERICHO

KEN LANGAT REPORTER (KTN

KASOGIN A. KIGET KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 31 KIPKELION

MRS ZIBORA BUNGEI TALAI KISIGIS W.A P. O. BOX 25 KIPTERE

WILSON KOITABA TALAI TUGEN P. O. BOX 108 E/RAVINE

DONALD K. KIPLAGAT “ P. O. BOX 64 E/RAVINE

JOSHUA KOITABA “ P. O. BOX 158 E/RAVINE

JOHN MITEI TALAI P. O. BOX 374 KERICHO

CLLR. ABDULLAHI KIPTANUI KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 1307 KERICHO

CHEPKWONY JOSEPHAT TALAI P. O. BOX 157 MUHORONI

TIROP KITUR KHRC P. O. BOX 74359 NRB

CHARLES K. KOITABA TALAI/TUGEN P. O. BOX 00 E/RAVINE

ELIJAH NGETICH TALAI P. O. BOX 57 CHESIME

MOSES K. TOO TALAI P.O. BOX 53 MUHORONI

ERICK KOECH TALAI P. O. BOX 25 KIPTERE

DAVID KIBET “

SEN. WILSON KENDUYWA KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 5 CHESIMEDE

ALFRED MARITM KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 3264 NAIROBI

HELLEN CHEPKOECH TALAI P. O. BOX 46 KIPKELION

JOSEPH LELEI “

CHERUIYOIT KIPSIGIS

HON. G. K. ARAP BETT “

DR. MOSONIK ARAP KORIR CKRC/KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 10562-00100 NRB

DAVID BORR TALAI P. O. BOX 8 KIPKELIA

BUSINEI WILSON TALAI P. O. BOX 29 KIPKELION

DAVID K. NGENO “ P. O. BOX 51 KERICHO

MARGRATE CHEPKORIR “ P. O. BOX 127 MOLO

GRACE CHERONO “ “

ESTHER TABITHA “ “

LT. COL. (RTD) D. RUTTO KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 4608-00506 NTB

CHRISTOPHER SAINA TALAI P. O. BOX 252 SOTIK

SAMWEL MALEL KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 37 KERICHO

MARY CHEROTICH TALAI P. O. BOX 751 KERICHO

GODANA YATANI GABRA/CEMIRIDE P. O. BOX14692-00100 NRB

LYDIA MENGE KISII/CEMIRIDE P. O. BOX 14692-00100 NRB

JOHN K. ROTICH P. O. BOX 88 KERICHO

STANELY CHEPKWONY KIPSIGIS P. O. BOX 71 KERICHO

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WILLY KOETABA TALAI P. O. BOX 571 E/RAVINE

ESTHER SAMOE “ P. O. BOX 37 TIMBOROA

PETER KOSGEY “

LIVINGSTONE “

RICHARD SIEGON “

DANIEL “

DAVID BORR “ P. O. BOX 29 KIPKELION

CHEPKIMO LEPAKA “

NICHOLAS K. TUM KIPSIGIS

BERNARD K. NGENO “