Detestable clan rivalries and political asperities have been a major wellspring of disunity among residents of Garissa County. Sometimes the bad blood between the various clans resulted in conflicts that cost lives and property.
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission listed the county among 33 election violence hot spots ahead of last year's General Election. Nevertheless, this political cloud has been commendably unstayed after Ali Bunow Korane assumed the county's leadership.