As Somalia marked it's Independence Day yesterday, the Mandera County was under attack. Two buses were ambushed, 6 innocent kenyans killed and 12 more innocent lives injured. There were too many previous worrying incidence of terror attacks in Mandera and Kenya at large. We have remained disenfranchised yet hopeful of a reduction in terror activities nonetheless Somalia based Islamists Al-shabab terror group continually targeted innocent people inside our territories.
On the day Somalia commomerates their independence, Kenyans especially Manderians were mourning loss of their loved ones killed in #Mandera buses attack.
Somalia's Independence celebrations for Kenya meant a horrific encounter with state of terrorism. The day before the marking of the somali independence day, Turkey Airport was attacked by terrorists. Such devilish work on the last ten days of Holy month of Ramadan is absolutely unislamic and ungodly. The most painful attack heralds a DARK DAY in history of a nation marking an independence with tragedy.
Somalia is a big blow or a miscalculation to Kenya and it's neighbours spreading diseases such as Malaria 'Chikungunya' that affected more 1.2 million kenyan citizens and terrorism fever.
The people of Mandera are unable to live a normal life of social political economic development and healthy lifestyle because of Somalia lawlessness or instability coupled with lack of functioning institutions especially-health sector, enforcement of law and order.
The Kenya Defence Force (KDF) troops presence in Somalia viewed as a hurdle for terrorist survival is similarly viewed as a basis for increased Al-shabab attacks on Kenyan people, creating a state of fear and anarchy/ destruction. While we acknowledge KDF has restored peace and order in Somalia, there still remain a huge challenge to contain internal attacks.
Kenya anticipated, as neighbouring county, participation of Somalia independent day memories and enjoy its peace, unfortunately delving us into a sad state of grief and death on the bus attack.
We recommend Somalia to rethink it's relationship with its neighbours by directly addressing their domestic political issues and unite to reduce the growing interference of both internal and external terror attacks or threats.
Mandera county is inhabited by Somali communities with some family ties across neighbouring Somalia. The cross border and family links between these towns/villages should not be used as a doormats to launch attacks on non-somali/non-locals working or operating in North Eastern Province (NEP) region.
Somalia people or families have experienced the ugly terror problems long before its stretching to Kenya. Therefore, they should support Kenya in the fight against terror group Al-shabab. What puzzling for kenyan authorities a times is that of differentiating Somali Kenya and Somali of Somalia along the borders due to God given family ties Somalia/Kenya as people have similar religion, language, business or culture is difficult for security agencies to identify and deal without the full cooperation of communities within Kenya.
The Somalia Independence Day should instead be maximised to deradicalise somalia youths who are causing instability in the neighbouring countries. Absence of a strong government in Somalia that controls its territory has contributed to this cross border incursions. The Kenyan government has clearly shown in the past that it lacks capacity to police its border with Somalia. On top of that there is the issue of unwillingness and sheer neglect as the area across the border is inhabited by Somalis of similar origin. This has given the Alshabab militants a free movement across the border line.
The kenyan government should take charge of the situation and continue to speed up the perimeter wall around the border to separate the bad guys. Meanwhile, Somalia-Kenya nation should be friendly to address it's common enemy.
#KenyansNeedPeace
#SayNoToTerrorAttack
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