Marsabit County Governor, Ukur Yatani has claimed that politicians including a sitting MP and a gubernatorial seat candidate are planning militia activities and this is a threat to the security situation in the county.
Yatani cautioned political leaders and the media against propagating messages of hate, saying this could plunge the county into chaos.
“These politicians are planning to host and plan militia activities in Saku Sub-county,” he claimed as KNA reports.
The governor accused the county security team of ignoring his appeal to consider decisive action against such activities in an effort to save Marsabit county.
He urged security organs to ensure that the existing strong social bonding measures laid by the government and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission where every citizen co-exist in harmony is not lost.
According to the governor foreign militia groups from MarMar, Borbor and Wachile areas of Southern Ethiopian are perpetuating covert criminal operations in the area in which 22 lives have been lost in the last two years.
“Presently, these groups are roaming large in an organized societal like organization and I am appealing to the government to make an early move to flush out these foreign elements so as to forestall a repeat of incidences that could trigger large scale security concerns,” he said.
He alleged that the militia group is also responsible for past poaching incidences reported both in Marsabit National Park and part of Isiolo.
The governor appealed to the Communications Authority of Kenya and the Media Council of Kenya to shutdown a local Fm radio Station which broadcasts in vernacular accusing it of airing incitement content which he said has a targeted audience both in Kenya and Ethiopia.