By Gur Gharri GSG News Contributor  June 17, 2013  

Where are Mandera county elected officials?

For the past 3 months, people have been killed and many more were injured. Also, the county transportations have been crippled. The inter-county commerce is at a standstill due to fear of being ambushed and killed by Degodia and Al Shababa terrorist operating in the NEP of Kenya.

As reported on May 11, 2013, a contingent of Kenyan “Army troops and police reinforcements have been sent to Mandera County to disarm local and foreign groups terrorising residents following a high-level meeting in Nairobi” per Mandera County governor’s request. Since then, many more lives have been lost, and dozens of innocent people were injured on their watch. It appears that they are colluding with the terrorists and they have done nothing to help. In fact, people they sent to help have become part of the problems. Also, the governor who requested the deployment of those armies and police forces is nowhere to be found.

While all these crimes are going on and happening around Mandera County, all elected officials including members of Parliament, Senators, Councilors and council of elders were enjoying themselves in Nairobi, Kenya unconcerned about atrocities going on in their constituencies. 6 people were killed, 3 injured, and a vehicle was destroyed at Qoqaye. However, those elected officials haven’t even sent condolences to the victims’ families. Also, 4 people were killed and four more injured at Burmayo. Again, nothing has been heard from them.

 So, where are they? Why are they become silent?