Namuncha
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Namuncha is a community in the south of Nakuru County, Kenya an hour north of Nairobi.
Population
The Maasai people make up the majority of Namuncha's population followed by the Turkana and Kikuyu peoples. The predominant languages are Maa (the Maasai language), Kikuyu, and Swahili. Agriculture and pastoralism are the main sources of subsistence. There is an open-pit quarry located near the river that employs a number of residents.
Mr Dalhman Lerru is Namuncha's elected community chairman after the death of Joseph Ole Kishau in 2021.
Water resources
A seasonal source of water is the Ewuaso Kedong River. Constructed in the 1990s, there is a water pipeline that runs through the community. In January and February 2005, there were armed conflicts between Maasai pastoralists and Kikuyu farmers over access to water. Both Maasai and Kikuyu sustained casualties with a total of 18 reported killed.
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