People in North Eastern will take up arms to defend themselves—Fafi MP

A member of parliament from North Eastern has thretaed to buy guns and other weapons from Somalia if the the governmnt would not address the insecurity problem in the region.

Speaking at the Parliament building in Nairobi, Fafi legislator Barre Shill said the area leaders would buy arms from Somalia for protection agaist th militant group Al Shabab.

“You can’t sit at your comfort zones and claim to be fighting Al Shabab,” he said.

Mr. Shiil said the resident in the region will take up arms with the aim of defending themselves in the face of terror.

The Jubilee legislator called on the security apparatus  to maintain security, fearing that some sections of Northeastern “will come under Shabab.”

Shiil was reacting an incident where four people were been confirmed killed between Kulan and Liboi on  Tuesday afternoon in landmine attack. They were all closely related, a family member confirmed.

According to the locals, a Toyata Hilux belonging to ADESO, a  humanitarian aid orgernisations, was involved in the 1 PM attack.

“Four people were killed—the driver, a passenger and two staff members,” Ilyas Abdi a friend to one of the staff members, told Kulan Post on the phone.

Mr Hadi Hassan, Ismail Hajir, Hussein Bashir Kadiye and another unidentified person were killed in the attack.

Our attempt to get a response from from the Liboi police boss was futile as his phone was off.

“We are preparing their burial now at Liboi,” Ilyas informed.

Just towards the end of last month, at least eight people were killed in three different attacks in two different area over a period of 24 hours this week.

In all the attack, no groups or individuals have claimed responsibility although similar attacks were previously staged by the militant group Al Shabab.

Wednesday, 24th

At least three people have been  confirmed dead at Kulan, Garissa after a police vehicle was hit by a landmine.

According to the  police, the vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device before it went up in pieces.

Inspector Issack Aden Durow, the driver Abdikarim Osman Yussuf and Oliver Ochieng died in the attack.

Thursday, May 25th

Five police officers are feared dead after a vehicle they were traveling in ran over an IED between Malelei & Kulan in Garissa County, the Kenya Red Cross has reported.

One person was also injured in the morning attack.

Today’s incident becomes the fifth time such an attack was staged along that stretch of road that connects Liboi and Kulan in Garissa County.