Three killed in Marsabit attacks

Three people were killed Friday in Marsabit County as skirmishes involving communities in the area escalated.

Governor Ukur Yattani said the killings occurred near Moyale Town when trucks carrying goods were stopped and the occupants attacked.

Two people who were injured in the attack are admitted at a hospital in Moyale, Mr Yattani said.

“The attack happened near Moyale Town. The two trucks full of goods were diverted off road and are yet to be found,” governor Yattani told Nation.co.ke.

Mr Yattani appealed to the relevant government ministries to intervene and end the skirmishes that have persisted in the last one month.

He said pleas for help have not been fruitful as even members of the provincial administration had expressed fear for their lives.

“If the people who are supposed to protect locals' lives have expressed fear for their lives what will happen to the ordinary mwananchi?

We are not getting any support from the national government. The security situation is not getting the necessary attention,” Mr Yattani said.

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He called on the national government to deploy the General Service Unit to the county to ensure a return to normalcy.

Currently no vehicles ply the Moyale-Marsabit route except those belonging to one particular community, said Mr Yattani.

"All vehicles plying the Moyale-Marsabit road, unless they belong to a certain community are stopped, searched and occupants attacked and left for the dead,” Mr Yattani SAID.

He said the national government should move with speed and restore peace in the area and secure the Moyale-Marsabit road to pacify the region.

Four weeks ago, fighting between two communities in Marsabit left one person killed and a number injured.

The local DC was also surrounded in his office and attacked for allegedly siding with a chief involved in a row between two communities, Mr Yattani said.

He said the DO’s office and national flag were also burnt down and a person killed.