Degodia MPs Designed, Authorized and supervised of RHamo Killings

Two MPs yesterday condemned the killing of five people in Mandera at the Kenya-Ethiopia border and accused police of laxity. Mandera Central MP AbdulKadir Mohammed and his Wajir West counterpart Adan Keynan said the area's security organs had in the last week been informed of the pending attack but failed to take action. Strangely last week, Degodia killed two young men riding motor Cycles from Banisa to Rhamo, they were beheaded and the motorcycles were burned.  These MPS are known to blame the victims and the government, to cover their mischief.

Blaming the Garre community for things that has been done by foreigners is not journalistic and it is biased in its nature and absolutely false. The accusation made by Mr. AbdulKadir is a bold face lie that is used to legitimize the invasion of Garre land by roving Degodia bands. There has never been the existence of Garre Militia; there is a talk of Garre being trained by Somali TFG that is meant to confuse the population. Mr. AbdulKadir defeated the Garre candidate fairly and not a single Degodia was killed, intimidated or even assaulted but now that he knows he will be defeated by the Garre for they are slightly organized he wants to create animosity.

AbdulKadir should accept the eventuality of the upcoming election. He should not cause chaos by tormenting attacks against Garre people. Yesterday he was in Rhamo when he supervised the Killings of Garre elders and religious leaders in Ramo. He left the town immediately after the chaos and he made sure Garre were killed. His informal talks with reporters is a complete sham, he even invited a murderous Keynan, a man who is known for killing his business partners and his foes by hiring thugs to do his dirty work.

 The Kenyan government must stop these two instigators from creating problems, all those Garre who have been trained by TFG are fighting terrorist on their countries behalf and are not embroiled in the Killing of innocent settlers in their ancestral land. Degodia really should be more grateful to Garre in their hospitality and should cease their hostilities towards innocent Garre people. The government should arrest Mr. AbdulKadir for instigating election violence. Garre will defend them if the Degodia keep their intolerable election driven attacks against good Kenyans and Garre. Mr. Keynan and AbdulKadir should enlighten us where the Weapons used by hired guns came from, the weapons that were used to kill Six Muslims in Rhamo town during his presence and supervision. The government should inquire and investigate what everyone in Rhamo knew that Mr. AbdulKadir was supervising the Killings of the IMAM and the Muadhin of Rhamo. When he flew out of the Keynan district headquarters the day of the killing and they were holding a phony press conference that was mostly accusatory of Garre people without any evidence. He should be ashamed of himself for being the designer of Garre death.

Today, August 23, 2012, more than four Garre men were hacked to death by a Degodia roving band, they invaded a Garre village in the center of the city and wounded as many as 150 people, children and women included.  The roving Degodia band assaulted and hacked many people without any provocations and displaced as many 6000 people who have now taken shelter at Army and Police Stations. The Garre have demanded protection from the government who are not responding.   The displacement and the assault are done by design to evict Garre from their homes.  This invasion and death is designed to create disharmony and displacement of the Wajir and Mandera electorate so that the Degodia can win the election.  Why is Mr. Abdulkadir who has been so vocal in condemning the recent violence in Mandera West now so quite?   I am sure his shadow is lurking behind the scene ordering the killing in Rhamo.

 By Ahmed Quresh

August 24, 2012