Nkaissery wants IEBC to revise North Eastern boundaries anomalies

Nkaissery wants IEBC to revise North Eastern boundaries anomalies

Interior Cabinet Secretary Major Gen. (Rtd.) Joseph Nkaissery has appealed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)  to start correcting anomalies in North Eastern region boundaries saying they are a source of conflict between communities.

Speaking during a meeting with North Eastern leaders to discuss security in the region, Nkaissery said the resolutions passed to curb insecurity will be gazetted and any politicians who infringe on other communities for political gain will be dealt with accordingly.

“Stop inciting Kenyans,” Nkaissery told the leaders.

The Interior CS also expressed the need for the Nyumba Kumi initiative to be implemented countrywide.

During the meeting, seven counties from the region agreed to form county blocks to deal with insecurity, the Al Shabaab, radicalization of youths as well as politics formed on ethnicity.

Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi blamed the IEBC for creating political boundaries that have contributed to conflicts in the region, use of advanced weapons and lack of formal settlement as well as  lack of enough security agents in the region.

The Governors drawn from the seven North Eastern counties promised to help security agents to root out insecurity to enable development.

In December 2015, CORD leader Raila Odinga called on the government to address the rising cases of insecurity in the Northern Kenya.

The region has been plagued with several acts of terror which have forced many non-locals to flee affecting the education and health sectors.

Many doctors and teachers posted in Garissa, Mandera and Wajir declined to go back over insecurity concerns after dozens of people, mainly non-locals, were killed by Al-Shabaab militants in the recent past.

In May 2015, National Assembly Majority Leader Duale admitted that many young people in Marsabit, Garissa, Wajir, Isiolo and Moyale have received radicalization teachings from Al Shabaab operatives in the region.

“Very many young people from North Eastern have undergone through radicalization process and we cannot win the war against terrorism unless we join forces with the government to fight this radicalization,” said Duale.

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