Kenya: Mandera sacrifices democracy in the altar of clannism

[Haatu]

http://hiiraan.com/news4/2013/Jan/27634/kenya_mandera_sacrifices_democracy_in_the_altar_of_clannism.aspx

[Carafaat]

The same thing is happening in Garissa. Mise qabyalad kama jirto tuladada?

[Tallaabo]

Are the two places not populated by the OG community?

[Carafaat]

Only Garissa is. Therefor Haatu not mentioning clannism in Garissa..

[Haatu]

Tallaabo, not this town. They live in Wajir County and Garissa County. This area is inhabited mainly by the H-block and others.

 

Carafaat, there is clannism in Garissa but it's nowhere as near as it is in Mandheera. They habitually slaughter each other there.

[Che -Guevara]

There's pattern from Saylac to Mandera, clan politics at the expense of common good, the curse of being Somali.

[Haatu]

Apophis;906974 wrote:

Stop lying bro otherwise people will start to believe it. The whole of NEP is under the benign hand of the O

riginal

block

lol you are such a miskiin. You actually believe the whole Tolka vs HAG BS? War they've lived with each other for 100s of years.

 

Che, Somalis need to outgrow petty qabiileysi before they can adopt democracy. On other news, the bloody Kenyans in power seem to be trying to go against the promises of devolution by practically giving peanuts to the new counties,

[Wadani]

Can the Garre be considered Somali? I hear they speak a form of Afan-Oromo.

[Somalia]

Che -Guevara;906975 wrote:

There's pattern from Saylac to Mandera, clan politics at the expense of common good, the curse of being Somali.

I couldn't have said it better myself. Many of these regions suffer from this kind of politics, there's no unified body you know.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Wadani;906999 wrote:

Can the Garre be considered Somali? I hear they speak a form of Afan-Oromo.

They are Somali its a garre dialect but they are 100% Somalis like the Big foot family. They have nothing to do with the oromo beggars. they Whooped oromo real hard in 2012.

[Haatu]

Wadani, they have their own dialect like the Maay have their own but their 100% Somali.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Wadani maba oga nimanka Gare are the gate keepers of the Somali people who border shiisheeye cadawa badan bay nagaga deryanyihin

[Haatu]

Hear hear. They've been keeping the expansionist Oromos at bay for a long time. Shame they don't know how to agree with other Somalis though

[Che -Guevara]

Garre is the oldest Somalí tribe, original Somalis.

[Haatu]

By LUCAS BARASA

Thursday, January 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leaders in Mandera have decried the County's poor performance in the 2012 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination.

 

Mandera was ranked last among the 47 counties in the results released on Monday.

 

On Thursday, leaders in Mandera led by gubernatorial aspirant Ali Roba expressed concern over the dismal performance and accused area leaders of doing little to address the situation.

 

Mr Roba told a meeting in Mandera Town that everything should be done to reverse the situation and ensure the county competed effectively with others in national examinations.

 

“We are concerned and saddened by the poor performance of county in both primary and secondary level examinations. It is a pity that past leaders did little to improve the situation,” Mr Roba said.

 

Mr Roba, who is vying on a URP ticket, attributed the poor performance to inadequate teachers and facilities.

 

He vowed to ensure more teachers were recruited even if it means using the county government resources and that schools were well equipped.

 

“At the moment, some schools with as much as 400 pupils have only two teachers,” Mr Roba said.

 

The candidate said most teachers from outside the county decline deployment to Mandera due to harsh conditions.

 

Education standards were also affected by frequent movement of pastoralist communities in Mandera in search of water and pasture for their livestock.

 

Mr Roba promised to establish housing projects in nomadic areas for teachers and families to live and avoid frequent movement.

 

He said he would also erect solar systems in all schools.

 

“Our schools lack teachers for specific subjects. Some with as many as 400 pupils only have one or two teachers. We will ensure there are teachers in remote localities. I will strive to address the shortages also ensure the schools have facilities,” Mr Roba said.

 

In KCPE results released on Monday, Mandera County was ranked last in the country with a mean score of 182 behind table topping Kirinyaga with a mean score of 273.

 

Mandera’s worst school, Sala Primary, could only manage a mean score of 120 out of 500 marks.

 

This is not the first time Mandera has performed poorly and there are many causes. They include inadequate schools, staffing and equipment, the nomadic nature of the people and poverty. Yet improvement of education does not even rank high up in the priorities of those seeking elective positions here.

 

Source: Daily Nation

 

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