The governor of Mandera region, Mohamed Adan Khalif, has revealed that 60 percent of his region is under the control of Al-Shabaab.
The governor said the presence of the Al-Shabaab group has affected the various services in some parts of his region.
He said this at a meeting to discuss how to deal with Al-Shabaab’s insecurity in the North Eastern region of Kenya, where the leaders called for a stand to prevent terrorist attacks.
The security meeting was attended by regional governors and the regional intelligence committee from four regions on the border between Kenya and Somalia.
The leaders of the areas affected by Al-Shabaab attacks have raised concerns about the increasing attacks by Al-Shabaab.
The leadership of Mandera, Wajir, Garissa and Lamu states said that besides the meeting, decisions were made on how to prevent Al-Shabaab, and they called for the public to be educated on how to remove things that support terrorist acts.
“The meeting discussed how to educate the local community to help those who want to create insecurity in our region,” said Wajir District Governor, Ahmed Abdullahi.
The Member of Parliament for Lamu East, Ruweida Mohamed said that the attacks in the border regions are not only a threat to the security forces. But it also affects the people in charge, including her.
The governor of Mandhera said that his administration is unable to serve the people due to Al-Shabaab in the region.
“For example, in Mandera region, 60 percent is controlled by Al-Shabaab. We cannot provide social services,” he said.
The leaders called for the support of the government to fight Al-Shabaab.
