Tension high in Elwak town as residents protest against extrajudicial killings

Chaos rock Elwak town as residents took to the streets protesting against extrajudicial killings. (Courtesy)

MANDERA—Businesses were on Wednesday brought to a stand still as tension remains high in Elwak town as residents took to the streets protesting against extrajudicial killings.

This is after three dead bodies were found at Elram of Kutulo ward in Mandera South Constituency.

The three bodies were identified as Ali Ibrahim Hassan, Siyad Ibrahim Hassan and Sadam Ali Uwes. They are from the same family and are alleged to have been abducted from their homes at Elram, before being killed in cold blood.

The area member of parliament Adan Hajj Ali Sheikh on Wednesday shared the news on his Facebook page.

In his strong statement, 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!”

The news did not augur well with Mandera residents and Kenyans at large who have widely shared the photos of the three bodies on social media platforms.

The Kenyan security agencies have been blamed for failing to fulfill their obligations under international human rights law.

The residents are calling for a post-mortem to be carried out and the perpetrators of this heinous act be brought to book.

“We are very saddened by this extrajudicial killings. We as Mandera residents ask the government to urgently investigate the matter,” a resident told Kulan post.

“I was very shocked by this unfortunate event, we ask human rights activists to assist us in challenging the government to end this killings.” said Adan Haji a Mandera resident.

Over the past few years, extrajudicial killings have been rampant in Northern Kenya counties and the Coastal region.

In Mandera alone, Human Right Watch have documented up to 148 cases of enforced disappearances.