Give up arms or face full force, Uhuru tells Mandera, Wajir leaders

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Monday, June 24, 2013

 

President Kenyatta vows to order use of force unless peace is restored in Mandera and Wajir; asks residents to immediately surrender arms.

 

Meeting leaders from the two counties at State House, Nairobi on Monday, the President said the Government will take stern action against those who continue to fuel hostilities.

 

More than 22 people were killed and several others injured over the weekend in clashes between the **** and ***** clans in Mandera and Wajir counties.

 

President Kenyatta directed the immediate surrender and mop up of illegal arms, warning that if peace is not restored, the Government will have no choice but to mount an all-out security operation that may have unintended consequences.

 

“If the hostilities do not end, we will have no otherwise but to move in with full force,” President Kenyatta said, adding that the killings of innocent children, women and the elderly cannot be tolerated.

 

The Head of State said his Government will engage the Ethiopian Government to ensure the peaceful co-existence of all communities along the common border.

 

The President also warned chiefs in Mandera and Wajir counties that they will be held responsible if they fail to take action and provide adequate and timely information that will help in containing acts of breach of peace.

 

If peace is not restored, the Government will have no choice but to mount an all-out security operation that may have unintended consequences - President Kenyatta

 

While the Government does its part, President Kenyatta said he expects the leaders from both communities to impress on the two clans to co-exist peacefully as Kenyans.

 

Saying that the people who perpetrate the hostilities live among the communities, the Head of State said it was within the ability of the local leaders to end the violence.

 

The President added that the Government will accord the leaders all the necessary help required in ending the hostilities and directed the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government, Mr Joseph ole Lenku who was present, to immediately take the necessary steps in this regard.

 

On their part, the leaders who included Members of the National Assembly, Members of Senate and governors among others, briefed the President on the outcome of peace meetings which have been ongoing.

 

In this regard, the leaders said that in their earlier meetings, they resolved that the hostilities between the two clans should cease immediately and each community must restrain its members from perpetrating any more acts of violence, failure to which will lead to a communal fine of Kshs 10 million.

 

The leaders said they had also agreed that payment of blood compensation (diyya) should commence with immediate effect and there should be peace without preconditions.

 

They also resolved that they must all take responsibility of their areas in the promotion of peace, equity, fairness and justice.

 

The leaders assured the President that they will convene more meetings and promote dialogue among the two communities with a view to ending the conflict.

 

The meeting was attended by Secretary to the Cabinet, Mr Francis Kimemia, Kenya Red Cross Secretary-General, Dr Abbas Gullet and top security officers led by Inspector General of Police, Mr David Kimaiyo.

[Wadani]

Horta are the Somalis or Oromo's or an hybrid of sorts?

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

^^ They are Somalis

[Haatu]

Ceeb Wadani.

[Cambuulo iyo bun]

walahi i always thought they were hybdrids isn't their language like oromo?

[Wadani]

Haatu;963926 wrote:

Ceeb Wadani.

It was an honest question. I heard their language is very much like afan-oromo.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

They are Somalis they have a different dialect but they are Somalis , this clan is a warrior clan they whooped the oromos the Borana oromos and pushed them beyond Marsabit

[Wadani]

Xaaji Xunjuf;963930 wrote:

They are Somalis they have a different dialect but they are Somalis , this clan is a warrior clan they whooped the oromos the Borana oromos and pushed them beyond Marsabit

Masha'Allah.

[Wadani]

Xaaji, I've done further research and their language isn't a dialect of Somali. It's definitely closer to afan-Oromo ee sidaa ula soco.

[Haatu]

Wadani, it doesn't matter what they speak, they're still Somali.

The are a sub-tribe of a much larger ethnic group known as the Somali. The Somali live scattered across the northeastern portion of Africa, commonly called the "Horn of Africa," and the Middle East. Those living in Kenya are concentrated mainly in the Wajiir and Mandera districts.

 

The, like other Somali, are typically tall and slender with long, oval faces and straight noses. They vary in skin color from jet black to light brown. The members of a clan are very loyal to each other, spreading out to ensure that there is enough land and water for all of their herds. The smallest unit of their society is the family.

 

As a whole, the Somali are one of the most homogenous people groups in Africa, adhering to a single faith (Islam), language (Somali), and cultural heritage. However, sub-tribes such as the are treated as a separate people group due to clan conflicts and language distinctions. Their native language is called.

http://www.joshuaproject.net/people-profile.php?peo3=11827

 

On another note, has anyone ever heard of " garac ma leh"? I read it somewhere once

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Wadani it cant be that different than the may and may language if you speak Somali as your native tongue whether May may or maxa tidhi and you are Muslim and belong to the Somali tribes. You are a Somali

[Wadani]

If they self-identify as Somalis, which I believe they do, then they are Somalis. They are a nomadic warrior clan so I have no qualms in them being incorporated into the Somali fold.

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Haatu;963936 wrote:

On another note, has anyone ever heard of " garac ma leh"? I read it somewhere once

Waxa loola jeedo ma taqaanaa horta? Boqorkii u horeeye Soomaalida xukumo waa kii la dhihi jiray Geedi Shaamboow oo Koonfurta iyo Galbeedka Soomaaliya xukumi jiray.

 

Ninkaas qolodaa ka hadleysid ka dhashay. Dhaqankiisana waxaa ka mid ah gabar walba oo cusub guursaneyso inay la bariso ama u dhaxdo Geedi Shaamboow toddobada beri u horeyso. Kadibna kii guursanaaye la xaroonee. Waa meesha ee ka timid 'toddobada' guur baxa ah. Marka meeshaas awlaad badan ayaa ka dhalatay.

 

It is unfortunate, kuwa Carab isku sheegaayo oo isirnimadooda hubin inay ku tilmaamaan Soomaalidii u horeysay Soomaali ma'aha. Another blatant badownimo.

[Haatu]

MMA, wow I had no idea. Thanks man.

 

Wadani, there you go. Raggaas waa boqorraddii Soomaalida

[Wadani]

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