MANDERA—Three dead bodies were found at Elram of Kutulo ward in Mandera South Constituency.
The sad news was shared by the area member of parliament Adan Hajj Ali Sheikh on his Facebook page just four hours after human rights activist held a press conference in neighbouring Wajir county to challenge the government to end the killings.
“My heart goes out to the families and friends of the three innocent young men whose lives have been cut short by the transgressors hands in a cold blooded way after having been abducted from their homes at Elram of Kutulo ward in my Constituency (Mandera South,” the MP said.
He continued, “Two are brothers and the third one is their cousin. They are :Ali Ibrahim Hassan, Siyad Ibrahim Hassan and Sadam Ali Uwes.”
He asked the area elders to preserve the body, saying he would move with team to amplify the message for Kenyans to see.
“I will personally be on the ground to condole with the bereaved families,” he said.
In his strong statement yet, the MP said the killings were unfair and “travesty of justice.”
“It’s unfortunate and a travesty of Justice for such extra judicial killings to continue in this part of Kenya. I implore on the Government to undertake speedy investigation in order to get to the bottom of this unfortunate happenings. End extra judicial killings in Mandera!”
Speaking in Wajir after two-days healing conference at Wajir Guest House, Mombasa based human rights activist Hussein Khalid said the state of human rights in Wajir is appalling.
“Our assessment is that the state of human rights is appalling. This gross rights violations are both caused by Alshabab and the security forces,” Khalid who is the head of Haki Afrika said.
While in Wajir, he met with area leaders and families of victims “who were abducted by security forces” and those whose property were destroyed. A trauma healing was also conducted for the family of three men whose decomposing bodies were collected from villages in upper Wajir East on June.
“For long, this region was closed and its time to open it up for human rights to flourish,” he added.
He continued, “People of Wajir and the region at large are Kenyans and their rights must be respected. It’s time for the DPP (Director of Public Prosecution) and IPOA (The Independent Policing Oversight Authority) to come to Wajir and talk to the people.”
