The History of Sergoit Holding Ground (Kraulen)

The full account of this story is now kept in one place: The Unfinished Settlement: Land Conflict at Sergoit Holding Ground (Kraulen) and Kipsinende. It brings together and updates my earlier posts on Sergoit Holding Ground from 2022 and 2024, and it is also published on my WordPress blog.

This post was shared in the Facebook group by Henry Kibiwot Chebii; the content is from my work.

William Kiptoo writes about peace, land and memory at Journeys of a Peace Worker.

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