Leaders ask Nkaissery to lift dusk-to-dawn Mandera curfew

Mandera South MP Adan Huka (right) Mandera Governor Ali Roba, Mandera West Mp‎ Mohamud Mohammed, Mohammed Haji (Banisa) and Aden Mohamed Noor (Mandera North) ‎pray before starting a meeting at Shimbir Fatuma Trading Center in Mandera South. The leaders collectively called for a review of the 12 hour blanket curfew imposed by the Interior ministry. (PHOTO: ALLAN MUNGAI/ STANDARD)

Mandera County leaders want the Interior ministry to end the 12-hour curfew put in force on October 25.

The curfew followed an attack at a lodge in Mandera Town. The dusk-to-dawn curfew has been criticised by residents who say it affects their businesses and religion.