[Mandera Governor Ali Roba in a recent event. He has warned of voter apathy in North Eastern over the increasing insecurity.] (Photo:kbctv.co.ke)Mandera Governor Ali Roba has urged the national government to boost security in Northern Eastern and other parts of the country ahead of the August 8 general election.
Roba warns that there is likely to be voter apathy in North Eastern region as a result of deteriorating security.
In an interview with the Daily Nation, the Mandera Governor appealed to the national government to deploy more security personnel in North eastern to hunt down suspected terror agents behind series of terror related attacks being experienced in the region.
He said that locals are living in fear following increase in Improvised Electronic Device (IED) attacks.
“The national government should deploy more security personnel to restore security and hunt down suspected terrorists who want to cause fear as we head to the election,” he said.
Roba said that there is need for the government to enhance security especially this campaign and electioneering period.
The governor said that political aspirants are afraid of campaigning using vehicles following increase in (IED) attacks targeting vehicles.
Mandera has experienced increase in related terror attacks mostly IEDs.
Four people died and eleven others seriously injured on Thursday last week after the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) they were traveling in run over an IED in Mandera.
Last month governor Roba survived death by a whisker after one of the vehicle in his convoy blew off after running over an IED leading to death of five police officers among them his personal body guard.
The government says that it has enhanced security in Northern region and other parts of the country ahead of the August 8 polls.