We have noticed that the Kenyan Media has been playing into the Degodia’s hands whenever the Gharri people retaliate against the Degodia thugs who kills innocent herders and their herds.

It is a given fact that the Ethiopian Gharri and Degodia have district militias. These militias are no different from the Kenyan Militias or army, because these militias are part of the Ethiopian government as regional state militias. However, the difference here is that the Kenyan media has been accusing the Gharri of Kenya or Mandera County administrators as if Mandera County is part of Ethiopia.

The militias that Standardmedia, Nationmedia, Citizen Tv, Ktn and Kenyamoja are portraying as Mandera County militia are holding the Ethiopian Flag and chanting “Laffti Tenn Dirre Taa Bessen Inbinne” about their region called Dirre. Therefore, why is it that the Media never bothered to question their Degodia employer whose flag the militias were holding and where the Dirre is located?

Why is it that the Mandera County officials and elders cannot point out that the supposed Mandera County militias portrayed by the Kenyan Media are in fact Ethiopian and have nothing to do with Mandera County?

Also, the Kenyan media has been repeating that the cause of the problems in Mandera County is because, the majority clan has taken all the major county jobs including governor, and senators. Why don’t they question the Kenyan people and ask why only the Kikuyus were elected in the Kikuyu dominated district or counties?

 The reason is because, they achieved a majority vote and won the elections in question. Democracy determines who should hold public offices, and democracy certainly doesn’t divide offices based on tribes. Therefore, the Mandera County officials were elected in a democratically inclusive election that was run and supervised by the Kenyan electorates. Instead of congratulating the winner and moving on, the Degodia clansmen from Wajir County waged a war on the Mandera County and began killing innocent people, burning houses, and interrupted commerce between the two counties. Also, they filed a lawsuit and they lost. Then they appealed the outcome and also lost that appeal. Nobody was accusing them of any wrongdoing when they exercised their right to sue or contest the election outcome.

However, when they run out of options, they began illegally constructing a road in Mandera County without the knowledge of the Mandera County government. This lead to conflict resulting in bloodshed.  Why?

The Kenya spy agency knows that no such militia exists in Mandera County. Also, the Kenyan Central Intelligence Department personnel(CID) know that no such militias exist in Mandera County. However, they don’t say it, because they are afraid of losing the next pay check from the Degodia businessmen and Politicians.  

Those in charge of the media and the politicians behind this shameful propaganda should be held accountable for the atrocities inflicted on innocent Gharri civilians living in Wajir due to these lies. Also, the Wajir County governor must be charged for inciting the Degodia youth to commit such heinous crimes. First of all, why did the Wajir county officials bringing their dead militiamen from Gunana located near the Ethiopian-Kenyan border to Wajir town? How come they did not bury them in Gunana or at Tarbaj town?

They wanted to publicize and dramatize the issue, inciting their people to revolt. Their actions have grave consequences; the destruction and mayhem inflicted upon defenseless women and children living in Wajir town is by their hand. Therefore, these politicians must be charged in a court of law for their heinous crimes.  
  

June 02, 2014