Tension in Mandera as Somali troops clash with Jubaland’s in neighbouring town

Mandera MPs from left Adan Haji (Mandera South), Omar Mohamed (Mandera East) and Mohamed Maalim Mahamud (Mandera Senator), standing are Bashir Abdullahi (Mandera North), Abdi Ibrahim (Lafey) and Kulow Maalim Hassan (Banisa) addressing the media on the Somali invasion in Mandera. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

Fear gripped Mandera town yesterday following clashes between Somalia troops and Jubaland forces across the border.

Communication was cut in the town for the better part of the day as the clashes went on in Bula Hawa town on the other side of the Kenya-Somalia border.