Kenya Kwanza must deliver its security pledge

Security personel inspect one of the houses burnt during inter - clan clashes at Eempash village in Transmara West in Narok county on April 10, 2020. [File, Standard]

This week alone, some ten people have been killed in inter-clan clashes in Mandera County along the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Scores have been injured in retaliatory attacks even as tension remains high in the region. Communities from both sides have vowed revenge attacks, prompting authorities to hold reconciliation meetings.

This is unfortunate because it is not the first time such clashes have occurred. In the process, innocent children, women and unarmed people lose their lives in the most heartless ways. The raiders attack villages and kill anyone on sight, believing that they are avenging their loss. Livestock and livelihoods are destroyed and poverty becomes a cycle for residents from both countries.