Residents of Turkana count y have been encouraged to allow their children to go to school so that they can have a good future.

The residents were also encouraged to co-exist peacefully with other communities so as to realize the right to education.

Speaking during a Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHCR) peace initiative in Kakuma, Turkana West, the Commission’s vice-chairman Dr Raymond Nyeris said the County government of Turkana needed educated residents to provide manpower.

“Let us take our children to school. It is good to educate our children so that they can have a good future.We have a County government in place but if we do not educate our children,the County will lack educated people to employ,” Dr Nyeris said in a media statement send to press on Tuesday.

He said education was a human right, which the children should not be denied.

“Education has been cited as one of the most effective tools in ensuring the region remains peaceful in future by empowering the next generation,” Dr Nyeris said.

On its part the county government promised to work with all stakeholders to ensure equitable distribution of resources to avert conflicts that arise amongst local host communities and refugees.