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Despite a heavy presence of security officers, some residents have been killed in recent clashes. Potential voters have been displaced and some polling centers are set to be located in areas that may be inaccessible because of insecurity.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBaringo South constituency borders Nakuru county to the south, Laikipia county to the east, Baringo Central to the west and Baringo east to the north i.e Tiaty constituency, which has people predominantly from the Pokot community. Baringo South has three main ethnic groups \u2013 the Kikuyu, Turkana and Kalenjin. The constituency also has other ethnic groups such as the Enderois, Ilchamus, Luo and the Njemp among others.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA government chief in Baringo South constituency, who is displaced and lost property, shares his personal account with Human Rights Watch, edited for clarity:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EHere in Baringo South, about 90 percent of the population is registered to vote but there are also some young men who are yet to be registered.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EWe cannot say there is political hostility ahead of August elections. But security is the biggest challenge because many people, including those who live in my location, have been displaced. Every day now, I have to walk to provide government services to them. I am just back now, walking for the last 20 kilometers looking for my people who are displaced and scattered by the violence here. I am very tired. I too am one of those who are displaced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EThe main security problem here is cattle rustling. The herders have been raiding homes and villages, killing people and taking cattle away, partly to recoup livestock killed by Kenyan security officers. Since 2015, at least 30 people have been killed in Arabal location and Mochongoi location, which have been the worst affected by the raids. People have been killed in other areas too.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Mukutane location, everyone has been displaced and we fear no one is going to vote at all. The majority are either living in makeshift homes or have been taken in by relatives. In Arabal location also we fear no one may vote. They have all been scattered to three separate counties. The other affected location is Mochongoi. Three villages in Mochongoi location have been heavily affected. Those who have been displaced here are not in camps but are integrated among relatives. Chebinyiny location is also heavily affected. Here everyone has been displaced and they are not likely to vote.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EDue to violence, all 22 primary schools and 3 secondary schools in these four locations are shut down and children are not going to school. The schools are supposed to serve as the registered polling centers. Security deployment in this area is heavy \u2013 we have police, the military and National Police Reserves here.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EIn total, police and the military have up to 10 camps. We are left wondering what the problem is \u2013 why can the government not stop the violence around us? If the government cannot secure the area, then there is no doubt that most people here, including myself, are not going to vote in August.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]