NAIROBI (Halbeeg News) – Tension is high in North Horr Constituency, Marsabit County after the killing of 11 people following a dispute over a watering point near Kenya’s border with Ethiopia.
Two people were also wounded, and another four are reported missing after the insurgents from Ethiopia hoodwinked residents of Ulan village into attending a peace meeting over a disputed pool of water only to open fire on them.
Speaking to the Kenyan Newspaper, Maikona Location Senior Chief Bonaya Racha said that the attack came a few days after the residents of Ulan, which is three kilometers from Forole village and a neighboring Ethiopian village, were embroiled in a row over a livestock watering point at the border.
“My friend, as we speak now we are living in terrible fear since an Ethiopian militia group brutally murdered 11 people from this area,” said Mr. Bonaya.
Four other subsequently went missing following the assault prompting the Ulan villagers to launch a search team.
The chief is now blaming the attack on the security apparatus as he alleged that he had reported to the police three months ago about the tension only to be victimized.
He said he is now vulnerable after his gun was impounded.
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