The violence unleashed on the people of Mandera by the foreign insurgents of Ethiopia and Somalia is harrowing, horrific and teeters on execution of a city. Mandera has been turned into a battle field. Isn't this a legitimate territory of a sovereign nation? Why is the government downplaying a crisis that has already claimed several lives, caused hundreds of injuries and displaced thousands of residents?
Eyewitnesses report Ethiopian soldiers and TFG sympathizers Ahlu Suna Waljamaa are using the city as their launching base. The Voice of Nomads (VoN) roundly condemns the government's inaction and its belligerent negligence of a national crisis of seismic proportions. The Government must act now and act decisively.
We call upon the government to stand up for its people and acknowledge the magnitude of this disaster. In normal times, this crisis would capture international headlines. But a series of revolts across the Middle East and North Africa is masking the Mandera humanitarian crisis. However, the magnitude of the violence in Mandera is no less than the glaring images of North Africa crisis we watch on TV. Ironically, the government has airlifted Kenyans from Libya while a portion of its own territory is burning.
Kenyan military must move in to liberate this besieged city immediately so that normalcy can resume, schools can reopen, businesses start operating and the region reclaimed by its legitimate residents.
Dr. Ali Mohamed
Voice of Nomads
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