This archive report was first published on 11 November 2021.
On November 10, 2021, lawmakers from northern Kenya held a press conference at the Parliament buildings in Nairobi to address the insecurity in Marsabit and Isiolo counties.
Isiolo Woman Representative Rehema Jaldesa (centre) was among the leaders who condemned clan conflict in the region and linked it to political differences among local politicians.
According to a joint statement, the leaders urged the security team to bring to book the perpetrators, financiers, schemers, and executors of these savage acts of violence.
They also called upon residents of Marsabit County and especially Saku Constituency to heed the call for a ceasefire and embrace dialogue spearheaded by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) in partnership with peace and security actors.
The leaders accused some politicians of making inflammatory remarks, which they said were to blame for the current state of insecurity in the region.
Marsabit Governor Mohamud Ali described the perpetrators as enemies keen to slow down any meaningful development projects in the county.
He questioned why Marsabit has to continue experiencing skirmishes when the country has an elaborate intelligence network.
